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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824699003321

Titolo

Rocking the ship of state : toward a feminist peace politics

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[S.l.], : Routledge, 2019

ISBN

1-000-31024-8

1-000-23836-9

0-429-30492-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 301 pages)

Collana

Feminist theory and politics

Disciplina

327.172088042

327.172082

Soggetti

Women and peace

Feminism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

What does feminism mean? / Dorothy Dinnerstein -- Antiracism, antisexism, and peace (Sapphire's perspective) / Zala Chandler -- A gender diary / Ann Snitow -- Mothers and men's wars / Sara Ruddick -- Bringing Artemis to life / Adrienne Harris -- Our Greenham common: feminism and nonviolence / Gwyn Kirk -- Masculinity, heroism, and the making of war / Nancy C.M. Hartsock -- Emasculating America's linguistic deterrent / Carol Cohn -- We speak for the planet / Barbara Omolade -- Women and the economics of military spending / Lourdes Benería and Rebecca Blank -- Feminine behavior and radical action / Phyllis Mack -- Pure milk, not poison / Amy Swerdlow -- Seneca women's peace camp / Rhoda Linton -- Our Greenham common: not just a place but a movement / Gwyn Kirk -- Afterword: If I can't dance in your revolution, I'm not coming / Ynestra King.

Sommario/riassunto

This book considers the experience of women as children and as mothers, and feminist critiques of gender as important sources of insight into the conduct, dynamics, and motivation of a feminist peace politics, examining the history, the scope, and the current condition of women's peace movements.