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Race and gender in modern western warfare /

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This book fills a gap in the historiographical and theoretical fields of race, gender and war. It offers an introduction into how cultural constructions of identity are transformed by war and how they in turn influence the nature of military institutions and conflicts. Focusing on the modern West, t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wintermute, Bobby A. (Author), Ulbrich, David J. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; Boston : Walter de Gruyter, [2019]
Series:De Gruyter textbook.
Subjects:
Women and war > History.
Masculinity > History.
Armed Forces > Minorities > History.
Sociology, Military > History.
Table of Contents:
  • Warfare as a crucible for constructions of race and gender
  • Race and gender in the nineteenth century
  • Race, gender, and warfare in the imperial arena
  • Gender and the First World War
  • Race and the First World War
  • The second world and race: the Eastern Front
  • The Second World War: race and gender in Asia and the Pacific
  • The Second World War and comparative gender and race
  • Race and gender in the United States during the early Cold War
  • Race and gender during decolonization and the Vietnam War
  • Race, gender, and war in post-colonial and post-modern eras (unfinished).