Gender for the Warfare State

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"Gender for the Warfare State is the first scholarly investigation into the written works of U.S. women combat veterans in twenty-first century wars. Most recent studies quantify military participation, showing how many women participate in armed services and what their experiences are in a traditionally ?male institution.? Many of these treatments regard women as victims solely of enemy fire, even as they are also often victims of their own military apparatus and of their own involvement in global aggression. By applying literary analysis to a sociological question, Gender for the Warfare State views women{u2019}s experiences through story and literary traditions that carry meaning into present practices. Goodman shows that women in combat are not just entering and being victimized in ?male institutions,? but are also actively changing the story of gender and thus the structure of power that is constructed through gender. Moreover, this book unveils a new narrative of care that affects economic relations more broadly and the contemporary politics of the liberal social contract."--Publisher's website.

subjects: American literature, women authors,  Women veterans,  Group identity in literature,  American literature,  Women authors,  History and criticism,  Soldiers' writings, American,  History,  Women soldiers in literature,  Gender identity in literature,  Veterans in literature,  Women and war,  Feminist theory,  Écrits de femmes américains,  Histoire et critique,  Anciennes combattantes,  Histoire,  Femmes militaires dans la littérature,  Identité sexuelle dans la littérature,  Anciens combattants dans la littérature,  Femmes et guerre,  Théorie féministe,  Littérature américaine,  LITERARY CRITICISM,  American,  General