Gender, War and Conflict Sjoberg Paperback Polity Press 9780745660028

Name: Gender, War and Conflict Sjoberg Paperback Polity Press 9780745660028
Brand: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Gender, War, and ConflictAuthor(s): Laura Sjoberg\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Polity Press\nISBN-13: 9780745660028, 978-0745660028\nSynopsis\nFrom Pakistan to Chechnya, Sri Lanka to Canada, pioneering women are taking their places in formal and informal military structures previously reserved for, and assumed appropriate only for men. Women have fought in wars, either as women or covertly dressed as men, throughout the history of warfare, but only recently have they been allowed to join state militaries, insurgent groups, and terrorist organizations in unprecedented numbers. \n This begs the question - how useful are traditional gendered categories in understanding the dynamics of war and conflict? And why are our stories of gender roles in war typically so narrow? Who benefits from them? In this illuminating book, Laura Sjoberg explores how gender matters in war-making and war-fighting today. Drawing on a rich range of examples fr.