

An edition of Women and war (1987)
By Jean Bethke Elshtain
Publish Date
1987
Publisher
Basic Books
Language
eng
Pages
288
Description:
From the Publisher: Jean Elshtain examines how the myths of Man as "Just Warrior" and Woman as "Beautiful Soul" serve to recreate and secure women's social position as noncombatants and men's identity as warriors. Elshtain demonstrates how these myths are undermined by the reality of female bellicosity and sacrificial male love, as well as the moral imperatives of just wars.