Description |
vii, 247 pages ; 24 cm |
Contents |
Feminist perspectives on women and the use of force / Berenice Carroll and Barbara Welling Hall -- The gender gap in popular attitudes toward the use of force / Nancy W. Gallagher -- Women in groups and organizations : implications for the use of force / Jill M. Bystydzienski -- Handgun ownership among U.S. women and its consequences for social judgment / Nyla R. Branscombe and Susan Owen -- Women in law enforcement / Barbara Carson -- Women in the armed forces / Mady Wechsler Segal -- Women in weapons development : the Manhattan Project / Ruth H. Howes and Caroline L. Herzenberg -- Women and national security policy / Frances G. Burwell and Meredith Reid Sarkees -- Women and the peace movement / Patricia Washburn -- How three female national leaders have used the military / Jo A. Richardson and Ruth H. Howes |
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No going back : women's participation in the Nicaraguan revolution and in post revolutionary movements / Barbara Seitz, Linda Lobao, and Ellen Treadway -- Women, resistance, and the use of force in South Africa / Patricia T. Morris -- The impact of women's use of military force / Ruth H. Howes and Michael R. Stevenson |
Analysis |
Defence (Military strategy) Attitudes Of Women |
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Case studies |
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Feminism |
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Law enforcement |
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Military operations |
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Military service |
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Overseas item |
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Women |
Notes |
Includes index |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-237) and index |
Subject |
Women and the military.
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Women and war.
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Author |
Howes, Ruth (Ruth Hege)
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Stevenson, Michael R.
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LC no. |
92046443 |
ISBN |
1555873294 (alk. paper) |
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