War and gender : how gender shapes the war system and vice versa / Joshua S. Goldstein.

Author/creator Goldstein, Joshua S., 1952-
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Descriptionxv, 523 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents A puzzle : the cross-cultural consistency of gender roles in war -- Women warriors : the historical record of female combatants -- Bodies : the biology of individual gender -- Groups : bonding, hierarchy, and social identity -- Heroes : the making of militarized masculinity -- Conquests : sex, rape, and exploitation in wartime -- Reflections : the mutuality of gender and war.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 415-480) and indexes.
ISBN0521807166