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Subject(s)

• Women—Political activity [Browse]
• Women's rights [Browse]
• Sex role—Political aspects [Browse]
• Nationalism [Browse]
• Feminist theory [Browse]

Series

• Politics and culture (London, England) [More in this series]
• Politics and culture

Summary note

In 'Gender and Nation' Yuval-Davis argues that the construction of nationhood involves specific notions of both `manhood' and `womanhood'. She examines the contribution of gender relations to key dimensions of nationalist projects - the nation's reproduction, its culture and citizenship - as well as to national conflicts and wars, exploring the contesting relations between feminism and nationalism.

Notes

Description based upon print version of record.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. [135]-148) and index.

Target audience

Specialized.

Source of description

Description based on print version record.

Language note

English

Contents

• Cover; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 - Theorizing Gender and Nation; Analysing Women and Gender Relations; Theorizing Nations and States; Nationed Gender and Gendered Nations; Chapter 2 - Women and the Biological Reproduction of the Nation; Blood and Belonging; People as Power; The Eugenicist Discourse; The Malthusian Discourse; The Social Context; Concluding Remark; Chapter 3 - Cultural Reproduction and Gender Relations; The Notion of Culture; Cultural Difference and the Other'; Racism and Sexuality; Assimilation and Separatism; Multi-Culturalism and Identity Politics
• Cultural Change and ModernityFundamentalism and Modernity; Globalization and Culture; Conclusion; Chapter 4 - Citizenship and Difference; Citizenship, Nationalism and the Community; Social Rights and Social Difference; The Private and the Public; Active/Passive Citizenship; Citizenship's Rights and Duties; Chapter 5 - Gendered Militaries, Gendered Wars; Military Service and Citizenship; Modern Warfare and the Incorporation of Women into the Military; Women as Soldiers; Military Service and Women's Rights; Wars as Gendered Constructions; Women's Politics and Anti-War Movements; Conclusion
• Chapter 6 - Women, Ethnicity and Empowerment: Towards Transversal PoliticsFeminism and Nationalism; Identity Politics and Multi-Culturalism; International Women's Activism; The Backlash; Postmodernist Feminism?; Transversal Politics; An Endnote; References; Index

Other title(s)

Gender and nation

ISBN

• 1-4462-4077-0
• 1-4462-6495-5
• 1-4462-2220-9

OCLC

• 918558719
• 1007859531
• 1193336588

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