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Author Dyvik, Synne L

Title Gendering Counterinsurgency : Performativity, Embodiment and Experience in the Afghan 'Theatre of War'
Published Florence : Taylor and Francis, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (169 pages)
Series War, Politics and Experience
War, politics and experience.
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Performing gender in the 'theatre of war'; 2 Gendered invasions; 3 Gendering the 'kinder, gentler' war; 4 Embodying combat and fighting in counterinsurgency; 5 A 'woman's touch' to counterinsurgency; 6 Producing masculinities, justifying withdrawal; Conclusion; Index
Notes Print version record
Subject Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Social aspects
Counterinsurgency -- Afghanistan
Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Women
Women and war -- Afghanistan
Military doctrine -- United States
Counterinsurgency
Military doctrine
Social aspects
Women
Women and war
Afghanistan
United States
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781317438403
131743840X