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The Resource Forces for good? : military masculinities and peacebuilding in Afghanistan and Iraq, by Claire Duncanson, (electronic book)

Forces for good? : military masculinities and peacebuilding in Afghanistan and Iraq, by Claire Duncanson, (electronic book)

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"Forces for Good?" explores British soldier 'herographies' to identify constructions of gender, race, class and nation and their consequences on complex, multi-dimensional operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. This book aims to intervene in the debates within critical feminist scholarship over whether soldiers can ever be agents of peace. Many feminist analyses of military intervention point to the way in which interventions are legitimated by gendered narratives where representatives of civilization are tasked with addressing violent conflict in troubled lands, a story which distracts from the root causes of the violence and enables the furthering of a neoliberal agenda. This book advances this critique by adding the important but hitherto neglected case of the British Army, and challenges its determinism, which Duncanson argues to be normatively, empirically and theoretically problematic. Exploring the impact of identity and gender constructions on the prospects for successful peacebuilding, this book will appeal to a range of scholars in politics, international relations, peace studies, gender and women's studies, sociology and anthropology
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (216 pages).
Contents
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Can Soldiers Ever Be Used to Achieve Peace? Feminists Debate Military Intervention
  • 3. What Can We Learn From Soldiers' Personal Narratives? Methodologies and Methods
  • 4. British Soldier Identity and the Warfighting Ethos
  • 5. British Soldiers Doing and Undoing Empire in Iraq and Afghanistan
  • 6. Regendered Soldiers and the Transformation of Hegemonic Masculinity
  • 7. Conclusion
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9781299764040
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Forces for good? : military masculinities and peacebuilding in Afghanistan and Iraq
Title
Forces for good?
Title remainder
military masculinities and peacebuilding in Afghanistan and Iraq
Statement of responsibility
by Claire Duncanson
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"Forces for Good?" explores British soldier 'herographies' to identify constructions of gender, race, class and nation and their consequences on complex, multi-dimensional operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. This book aims to intervene in the debates within critical feminist scholarship over whether soldiers can ever be agents of peace. Many feminist analyses of military intervention point to the way in which interventions are legitimated by gendered narratives where representatives of civilization are tasked with addressing violent conflict in troubled lands, a story which distracts from the root causes of the violence and enables the furthering of a neoliberal agenda. This book advances this critique by adding the important but hitherto neglected case of the British Army, and challenges its determinism, which Duncanson argues to be normatively, empirically and theoretically problematic. Exploring the impact of identity and gender constructions on the prospects for successful peacebuilding, this book will appeal to a range of scholars in politics, international relations, peace studies, gender and women's studies, sociology and anthropology
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UKPGM
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1974-
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Duncanson, Claire
Dewey number
327.17208835500941
Index
index present
LC call number
JZ5538
LC item number
.D86 2013
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
Series statement
Rethinking peace and conflict studies
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  • Afghan War (2001- )
  • Iraq War (2003-2011)
  • Peace-building
  • Peace-building
  • Intervention (International law)
  • Intervention (International law)
  • Women and war
  • Women and war
  • Afghan War, 2001-
  • Iraq War, 2003-2011
  • Afghan War, 2001-
  • Iraq War, 2003-2011
  • Great Britain
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Forces for good? : military masculinities and peacebuilding in Afghanistan and Iraq, by Claire Duncanson, (electronic book)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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online resource
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rdacarrier.
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multicolored
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text
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  • txt
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rdacontent.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Can Soldiers Ever Be Used to Achieve Peace? Feminists Debate Military Intervention -- 3. What Can We Learn From Soldiers' Personal Narratives? Methodologies and Methods -- 4. British Soldier Identity and the Warfighting Ethos -- 5. British Soldiers Doing and Undoing Empire in Iraq and Afghanistan -- 6. Regendered Soldiers and the Transformation of Hegemonic Masculinity -- 7. Conclusion
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SPR854346143
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unknown
Extent
1 online resource (216 pages).
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unknown
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online
Isbn
9781299764040
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unknown
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computer
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rdamedia.
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  • c
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not applicable
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unknown
Reproduction note
Electronic resource.
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unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
Label
Forces for good? : military masculinities and peacebuilding in Afghanistan and Iraq, by Claire Duncanson, (electronic book)
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier.
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Can Soldiers Ever Be Used to Achieve Peace? Feminists Debate Military Intervention -- 3. What Can We Learn From Soldiers' Personal Narratives? Methodologies and Methods -- 4. British Soldier Identity and the Warfighting Ethos -- 5. British Soldiers Doing and Undoing Empire in Iraq and Afghanistan -- 6. Regendered Soldiers and the Transformation of Hegemonic Masculinity -- 7. Conclusion
Control code
SPR854346143
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (216 pages).
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781299764040
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Media type code
  • c
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Reproduction note
Electronic resource.
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote

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