Women, the State, and War: A Comparative Perspective on Citizenship and Nationalism

by Joyce P. Kaufman, Kristen P. Williams

Overview

Women, the State, and War uses a comparative case study approach to explore the theoretical foundations for the ways that citizenship, nationalism, and marriage are gendered.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780739112038
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	12/28/2007
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	242
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

Joyce P. Kaufman is professor of political science and director of the Center for Engagement with Communities at Whittier College. Kristen P. Williams is associate professor of government and international relations at Clark University.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 3 Chapter 2. Feminist International Relations Theory and the State Chapter 4 Chapter 3. United States and Derivative Citizenship Chapter 5 Chapter 4. The Balkan Wars and the Breakup of Yugoslavia Chapter 6 Chapter 5. Israel and Palestine: Two Peoples, One Land Chapter 7 Chapter 6. Northern Ireland: The Impact of "The Troubles" Chapter 8 Chapter 7. Conclusion

Editorial Reviews

Kaufman and Williams rightly observe that with the rise of nationalism, protection for women's rights declined....I would recommend the book as very informative and for bringing attention to women's continuous struggles for equal rights....Kaufman and Williams also succeed in establishing the role of women's activism in the context of war and open conficts.

Spring/Summer 2010 Women's Studies Quarterly

I would recommend this book as very informative and for bringing attention to women's continuous struggles for equal rights…. Kaufman and Williams also succeed in establishing the role of women's activism even in the context of war and open conflicts.

Spring/Summer 2010 WSQ: Women's Studies Quarterly

In this timely and accessible book, Kaufman and Williams merge mainstream questions and feminist frameworks to advance the insights of both. Their comparative study deepens our knowledge of citizenship and nationalism as gendered, and demonstrates the political salience of feminist inquiry.

V. Spike Peterson

Recommended.

Choice

In this timely and accessible book, Kaufman and Williams merge mainstream questions and feminist frameworks to advance the insights of both. Their comparative study deepens our knowledge of citizenship and nationalism as gendered, and demonstrates the political salience of feminist inquiry.--V. Spike Peterson, University of Arizona

With their superb combining of IR theory and careful case studies, Kaufman and Williams reveal how state elites have relied on the manipulations of "mixed marriages" to exclude certain women from nationalist-defined citizenship - and how so many women have organized to resist that exclusion and the militarism that it foments.--Cynthia Enloe, author of Globalization and Militarism: Feminists Make the Link

Recommended.--CHOICE

From the Publisher

Recommended.

Choice Reviews

The analytical work itself is largely both compelling and convincing. For students of gender, violence and the State, this text offers an accessible overview of feminist literature on nationalism.

International Feminist Journal of Politics

Kaufman and Williams rightly observe that with the rise of nationalism, protection for women's rights declined....I would recommend the book as very informative and for bringing attention to women's continuous struggles for equal rights....Kaufman and Williams also succeed in establishing the role of women's activism in the context of war and open conficts.

Women's Studies Quarterly

With their superb combining of IR theory and careful case studies, Kaufman and Williams reveal how state elites have relied on the manipulations of "mixed marriages" to exclude certain women from nationalist-defined citizenship - and how so many women have organized to resist that exclusion and the militarism that it foments.

Cynthia Enloe

I would recommend this book as very informative and for bringing attention to women's continuous struggles for equal rights…. Kaufman and Williams also succeed in establishing the role of women's activism even in the context of war and open conflicts.

WSQ: Women's Studies Quarterly

The analytical work itself is largely both compelling and convincing. For students of gender, violence and the State, this text offers an accessible overview of feminist literature on nationalism.

March 2010 International Feminist Journal of Politics

Recommended.

CHOICE

The analytical work itself is largely both compelling and convincing. For students of gender, violence and the State, this text offers an accessible overview of feminist literature on nationalism.

March 2010 International Feminist Journal Of Politics