Girls with Guns Firearms, Feminism, and Militarism

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Synopsis

A nuanced understanding of state violence and gender (in)equalities must consider the varied and contradictory experiences of armed civilian women, female soldiers, and opponents of gun possession. How is ‘feminism’ and ‘femininity’ negotiated in the early 21st century by civilian and military women in a nation that fetishizes guns? This book addresses this social problem by offering a comparative analysis of the particular dilemmas that gender inequality, class inequality, race/racism and U.S. nationalism generate for women of diverse backgrounds who are struggling to balance conventional gender roles, femininity and gendered violence in the United States.

Book details

Author:
France Winddance Twine
ISBN:
9781135094164
Related ISBNs:
9780415516730
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2018-01-12
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2013
Copyright by:
Taylor 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Social Studies, Sociology