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Forces for good? Military masculinities and peacebuilding in Afghanistan and Iraq /

This book utilises the growing phenomenon of British soldier narratives from Iraq and Afghanistan to explore how British soldiers make sense of their role on these complex, multi-dimensional operations. It aims to intervene in the debates within critical feminist scholarship over whether soldiers ca...

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Main Authors: Duncanson, Claire
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Peace-building > Social aspects > Afghanistan
Peace-building > Social aspects > Iraq
Intervention International law > Social aspects > Afghanistan
Intervention International law > Social aspects > Iraq
Women and war > Afghanistan
Women and war > Iraq
Afghan War, 2001 > Social aspects
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Social aspects
Afghan War, 2001 > Participation, British
Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Participation, British
International relations > Afghanistan > Iraq
Peacekeeping operations > Afghanistan > Iraq
Gender studies, gender groups > Afghanistan > Iraq
Politics and Government
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137319425
Summary: This book utilises the growing phenomenon of British soldier narratives from Iraq and Afghanistan to explore how British soldiers make sense of their role on these complex, multi-dimensional operations. It aims to intervene in the debates within critical feminist scholarship over whether soldiers can ever be agents of peace.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9780230282261, 2013.
Carrier Form: 208 p.
ISBN: 9780230282261
9781137319425 :
1137319429 :
CLC: D994
Contents: Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations 1. Introduction 2. Can Soldiers Ever Be Used to Achieve Peace? Feminists Debate Military Intervention 3. What Can We Learn From Soldiers' Personal Narratives? Methodologies and Methods 4. British Soldier Identity and the Warfighting Ethos 5. British Soldiers Doing and Undoing Empire in Iraq and Afghanistan 6. Regendered Soldiers and the Transformation of Hegemonic Masculinity 7. Conclusion.

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