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Military Masculinities Identity and the State
Paul R. Higate
ISBN: 0-275-97558-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-97558-6
256 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 5/30/2003
List Price: $85.00 (UK Sterling Price: £58.95)
Discount Price: $42.50 Sale Price for U.S. Customers Only. Save 50%. Ends 12/31/2009.
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Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: In spite of all the attention that has been devoted to men's identity in recent years, the links between men and the military have until now remained unquestioned, and thus unexplored. This groundbreaking volume deconstructs the traditional stereotypes of military identity and makes a strong case for a plurality of identities within a range of theoretical and empirical contexts. Drawing on various disciplines—including sociology, anthropology, ethnography, human geography, and feminist epistemology—the contributors consider the ways in which military masculine identities are created and sustained in the armed forces and the societies in which they operate. Though mainly focused on the British army, this volume explores universal issues such as violence among military communities, the identity of women in the military, and the treatment of conscientious objectors.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword: On Men, Women, Militarism, and the Military by Jeff Hearn
    Introduction: Putting Men and the Military on the Agenda by Paul R. Higate
    The Roots of Military Masculinity by Marcia Kovitz
    No More Heroes: Masculinity in the Infantry by John Hockey
    "Soft Clerks" and "Hard Civvies": Pluralizing Military Masculinities by Paul R. Higate
    Locating Military Masculinities: Space, Place, and the Formation of Gender Identity and the British Army by Rachel Woodward
    The Home Guard in Britain in the Second World War: Uncertain Masculinities? by Penny Summerfield and Corinna Peniston-Bird
    Violence in the Military Community by Deborah Harrison
    Masculinity in Work and Family Lives: Implications for Military Service and Resettlement by Samantha Regan de Bere
    The State and Military Masculinity by John Hopton
    Conscientious Objectors in the Great War: The Consequuences of Rejecting Military Masculinities by Lois Bibbings
    The Popular Press and the Creation of Military Masculinities in Georgian Britain by Robert McGregor
    The Militarization of Masculinity in the Former German Democratic Republic by Andrew Bickford
    Militarism and Masculinity as Keys to the "Jewish Question" in Germany by Gregory A. Caplan
    The Military and Masculinities in Israeli Society by Uta Klein
    Concluding Thoughts: Looking to the Future by Paul R. Higate
    Bibliography
    Index
About the Author: PAUL R. HIGATE is a Lecturer in Social Policy and Defence Fellow at the University of Bristol.
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