| Gender & Nation Contributor(s): Yuval-Davis, Nira (Author) |
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ISBN: 0803986645 ISBN-13: 9780803986640 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $69.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1997 Annotation: Exploring gender relations and the ways they affect and are affected by national projects and processes, Nira Yuval-Davis argues that the constructions of nationhood usually involve specific notions of both ??manhood?? and ??womanhood, ?? although their explicit inclusion in the analytical discourse around nations and nationalisms is only a very recent endeavor. She promotes this analytical project by examining systematically the crucial contribution of gender relations into several major dimensions of nationalist projects??national reproduction, national culture, citizenship, as well as national conflicts and wars. The author sharply differentiates national projects from ??nation-states?? and she emphasizes that membership on ??nations?? can be sub-, super-, and cross-states. Gender and Nation is an important contribution to the debates on citizenship, gender, and nationhood. Gender and Nation will be essential reading for academics and students of women?'s studies, race and ethnic studies, sociology, and political studies. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 305.42 |
| LCCN: 97065724 |
| Series: Politics and Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.2" W x 9.08" (0.64 lbs) 168 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Nira Yuval-Davis provides an authoritative overview and critique of writings on gender and nationhood, presenting an original analysis of the ways gender relations affect and are affected by national projects and processes. In Gender and Nation Yuval-Davis argues that the construction of nationhood involves specific notions of both manhood′ and womanhood′. She examines the contribution of gender relations to key dimensions of nationalist projects - the nation′s reproduction, its culture and citizenship - as well as to national conflicts and wars, exploring the contesting relations between feminism and nationalism. Gender and Nation is an important contribution to the debates on citizenship, gender and nation |
Contributor Bio(s): Yuval-Davis, Nira: - Nira Yuval-Davis is Director of the Research Centre on Migration, Refugees and Belonging (CMRB) at The University of East London. |