Citizenship Rites: Feminist Soldiers and Feminist Antimilitarists / Edition 1

Citizenship Rites: Feminist Soldiers and Feminist Antimilitarists / Edition 1

by Ilene Feinman
ISBN-10:
0814726895
ISBN-13:
9780814726891
Pub. Date:
01/01/2000
Publisher:
New York University Press
ISBN-10:
0814726895
ISBN-13:
9780814726891
Pub. Date:
01/01/2000
Publisher:
New York University Press
Citizenship Rites: Feminist Soldiers and Feminist Antimilitarists / Edition 1

Citizenship Rites: Feminist Soldiers and Feminist Antimilitarists / Edition 1

by Ilene Feinman
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Overview

In the United States, the question of women in the armed services has been continuously and hotly debated. Among feminists, two fundamentally differing views of women in the military have developed. Feminist antimilitarists tell us that militarism and patriarchy have together pressed women into second class citizenship. Meanwhile, feminist soldiers and their advocates regard martial service as women's right and responsibility and the ticket to first class citizenship.
Citizenship Rites investigates what is at stake for women in these debates. Exploring the perspectives of both feminist antimilitarists and feminist soldiers, Ilene Feinman situates the current combat controversy within the context of the sea change in United States politics since the 1970s-from ERA debates over drafting women to recent representations of military women such as the film GI Jane. Drawing on congressional testimony, court cases, feminist and antiracist political discourse, and antimilitarist activism, Feinman addresses our pressing need for an analysis of women's increasing inclusion in the armed forces while providing a provocative investigation of what this changing role means for women and society alike.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780814726891
Publisher: New York University Press
Publication date: 01/01/2000
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 304
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Ilene Rose Feinman is Assistant Professor of Democratic Participation and U.S. Cultures at Cal State Monterey Bay.
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