Looks like it might be an interesting read - anyone read it?


"Gender roles are nowhere more prominent than in war. Yet contentious
debates, and the scattering of scholarship across academic disciplines,
have obscured understanding of how gender affects war and vice versa.

In this authoritative and lively review of our state of knowledge,
Joshua Goldstein assesses the possible explanations for the near-total
exclusion of women from combat forces, through history and across
cultures.

Topics covered include the history of women who did fight and fought
well, the complex role of testosterone in men''s social behaviors, and
the construction of masculinity and femininity in the shadow of war.

Goldstein concludes that killing in war does not come naturally for
either gender, and that gender norms often shape men, women, and
children to the needs of the war system.

lllustrated with photographs, drawings, and graphics, and drawing from
scholarship spanning six academic disciplines, this book provides a
unique study of a fascinating issue."

=A9 2001 Joshua S. Goldstein


http://www.warandgender.com/



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