Globalization and Militarism: Feminists Make the Link

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Globalization and Militarism Feminists Make the Link Militarism is being globalized today not only because weapons are being traded worldwide but because certain ideas about femininity and masculinity are being promoted and absorbed globally Who is pr

Militarism is being globalized today, not only because weapons are being traded worldwide, but because certain ideas about femininity and masculinity are being promoted and absorbed globally Who is presumed to be the protector Who is taught to be grateful to be the protected Written by one of the world s leading feminist scholars, this masterful and provocativeMilitarism is being globalized today, not only because weapons are being traded worldwide, but because certain ideas about femininity and masculinity are being promoted and absorbed globally Who is presumed to be the protector Who is taught to be grateful to be the protected Written by one of the world s leading feminist scholars, this masterful and provocative book considers how women s desires to be patriotic yet feminine and men s fears of being feminized have been exploited to globalize militarism and thus what it will take to roll back militarization anywhere Through explorations of how governments think so narrowly about national security, of how postwar reconstruction efforts have marginalized women, of how ideas about feminization were used to humiliate male prisoners in Abu Ghraib, and of why camo has become a fashion statement, Cynthia Enloe unravels militarism s both blatant and subtle workings Focusing her lens on the big picture of international politics and on the small picture of women s and men s complex everyday lives, Enloe challenges us to recognize militarism in all its forms.

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  1. An amazing piece of work that I highly recommend The arthur makes good points and relevant observations on both the topics mentioned in the title Don t be scared off by the term feminists This is not a book that calls all men pigs and rages for a female revolution where women take over and oppress the men It is feminism in the sense of equality, it is an intellectual discussion on globalization and militarism and how that is relevant Give it a go It was one of my books for a course at University [...]

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  2. Cynthia Enloe is a tower of global feminisms and does not disappoint in this book that slowly and clearly reveals the deep links between globalization, militarism, and masculinity Enloe is a good introduction to this sort of feminism for her easy to read style, uncomplicated logic, and plentiful evidence.She doesn t go many places that Bananas, Beaches, and Bases didn t go 25 years ago, but this functions as a nice update on that work with slightly focus on the wealthy industrialized states as [...]

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  3. Read this for an Anthropology of Globalization class Enloe presents some really eye opening information for those of us who are just beginning to explore globalization The feminist perspective she applies here adds an even greater dimension to the material she deals with One of the enjoyable required texts I ve had to read.

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  4. It is obvious that this book is written for undergraduates Which is obviously fine, just a bit disappointing considering what a book on the topic of militarization written from a feminist perspective could be.

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