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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814479603321

Autore

Jacoby Tami Amanda

Titolo

Women in zones of conflict : power and resistance in Israel / / Tami Amanda Jacoby

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Montreal ; ; Ithaca, NY, : McGill-Queen's University Press

Chesham, : Combined Academic [distributor], c2005

ISBN

1-282-86373-8

9786612863738

0-7735-7312-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (179 p.)

Classificazione

89.62

Disciplina

305.42095694

Soggetti

Women - Political activity - Israel

Sex discrimination against women - Israel

Women and war - Israel

War and society - Israel

Politieke conflicten

Politieke bewegingen

Vrouwen

5.225

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references ([153]-161) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Gender Structures and Women’s Resistance in Israel -- The Zionist Woman -- Women and the Israeli Military -- Women, Organized Religion, and the Family in Israel -- The Women’s Peace Movement -- Women in the National-Religious Camp -- The Campaign for Women in Combat in Israel -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Filling a void in feminist studies of women and war, Women in Zones of Conflict challenges the traditional view, which suggests a natural connection between women and pacifism, based on the feminine qualities of caring, cooperation, and empathy. Feminist studies of nationalism also envision women as either victimized by patriarchy within nationalist movements or as adopting masculine qualities to



conform to the culture of their male compatriots. Jacoby takes an alternative approach, considering how women are situated across the political spectrum. She argues that when categories other than gender - such as class, ethnicity, religion, and political perspective - are considered, there is no single perspective on what it means to be a woman in conflict.