ISBN:
0520243811
,
0520242351
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (367 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version The Curious Feminist : Searching for Women in a New Age of Empire
DDC:
305.42
Keywords:
Women and war
;
Women and the military
;
Sex role
;
Feminism
;
Feminism
;
Sex role
;
Women and the military
;
Women and war
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
In this collection of lively essays, Cynthia Enloe makes better sense of globalization and international politics by taking a deep and personal look into the daily realities in a range of women's lives. She proposes a distinctively feminist curiosity that begins with taking women seriously, especially during this era of unprecedented American influence. This means listening carefully, digging deep, challenging assumptions, and welcoming surprises. Listening to women in Asian sneaker factories, Enloe reveals, enables us to bring down to earth the often abstract discussions of the global economy
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Introduction: Being Curious about Our Lack of Feminist Curiosity; Part One: SNEAKERS, SILENCES, AND SURPRISES; 1. The Surprised Feminist; 2. Margins, Silences, and Bottom Rungs: How to Overcome the Underestimation of Power in the Study of International Relations; 3. The Globetrotting Sneaker; 4. Daughters and Generals in the Politics of the Globalized Sneaker; 5. Whom Do You Take Seriously?; 6. Feminist Theorizing from Bananas to Maneuvers: A Conversation between Cynthia Enloe and Marysia Zalewski; Part Two: WARS ARE NEVER "OVER THERE"
Description / Table of Contents:
7. All the Men Are in the Militias, All the Women Are Victims: The Politics of Masculinity and Femininity in Nationalist Wars8. Spoils of War; 9. Masculinity as a Foreign Policy Issue; 10. "What If They Gave a War ...": A Conversation between Cynthia Enloe, Vivian Stromberg, and the Editors of Ms. Magazine; 11. Sneak Attack: The Militarization of U.S. Culture; 12. War Planners Rely on Women: Thoughts from Tokyo; 13. Feminists Keep Their Eyes on Militarized Masculinity: Wondering How Americans See Their Male Presidents
Description / Table of Contents:
14. Becoming a Feminist: Cynthia Enloe in Conversation with Three British International Relations ScholarsPart Three: FEMINISTS AFTER WARS - IT'S NOT OVER 'TIL IT'S OVER; 15. Women after Wars: Puzzles and Warnings from Vietnam; 16. Demilitarization-or More of the Same? Feminist Questions to Ask in the Postwar Moment; 17. A Feminist Map of the Blocks on the Road to Institutional Accountability; 18. When Feminists Look at Masculinity and the Men Who Wage War: A Conversation between Cynthia Enloe and Carol Cohn
Description / Table of Contents:
19. Updating the Gendered Empire: Where Are the Women in Occupied Afghanistan and Iraq?Part Four: SIX PIECES FOR A WORK-IN-PROGRESS: PLAYING CHECKERS WITH THE TROOPS; A War without White Hats; Playing Guns; Hitler Is a Jerk; Leaden Soldiers; Gurkhas Wear Wool; The Cigarette; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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