Women as foreign policy leaders : national security and gender politics in superpower America /

What difference does gender make to foreign diplomacy? What do we know about women's participation as decision-makers in international affairs? Women as Foreign Policy Leaders, among the first systematic studies in the field, demonstrates how four high-profile appointees in the United States st...

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Main Authors: Bashevkin, Sylvia B
Published: Oxford University Press,
Publisher Address: New York, NY :
Publication Dates: [2018]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Oxford studies in gender and international relations
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Summary: What difference does gender make to foreign diplomacy? What do we know about women's participation as decision-makers in international affairs? Women as Foreign Policy Leaders, among the first systematic studies in the field, demonstrates how four high-profile appointees in the United States staked out their presence on the global scene and provided a crucial antidote to the silencing of women's voices in global politics.
Carrier Form: xii, 266 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780190875374
0190875372
Index Number: JZ1480
CLC: D871.20
Call Number: D871.20/B299
Contents: Introduction -- Interpreting women, war, and feminism -- Hawk in the Cold War twilight -- Taking charge of the new world disorder -- Pre-emption in the wake of 9/11 -- Women's security as national security -- Conclusion.