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Girls with Guns

- Firearms, Feminism, and Militarism

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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 ΓÇÿfeminismΓÇÖ and ΓÇÿfemininityΓÇÖ 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.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781138144781
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 90
  • Udgivet:
  • 22. juli 2016
  • Størrelse:
  • 178x254x0 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 453 g.
Leveringstid: 2-3 uger
Forventet levering: 22. november 2024

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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 ΓÇÿfeminismΓÇÖ and ΓÇÿfemininityΓÇÖ 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.

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