LEADER 03523nam 22006253u 450 001 9910637740403321 005 20130418052845.0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000260555 035 $a(EBL)775180 035 $a(OCoLC)767498222 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000260555 100 $a20130418d2011|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 10$aMilitarizing Men$b[electronic resource] $eGender, Conscription and War in Post-Soviet Russia 210 $aPalo Alto $cStanford University Press$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (512 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 327 $aCover; Copyright; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Personal and Public Politics of Militarizing Men; 1 Gender and Militarization in the Soviet Union; 2 Militarized Masculinity and State Leadership in the Russian-Chechen Wars; 3 The Societal Crisis of Militarized Masculinity: Conscription, Economic Transformation, and the Russian-Chechen Wars; 4 The Soldiers' Mothers Movement: Contesting and Reproducing Militarized Gender Roles; 5 Veterans of the Chechen Wars: Questionable Warriors or a Model of Masculinity? 327 $aConclusion: Masculinity, Soldiering, and War in Post-Soviet RussiaNotes; Referencees; Index 330 $aA state's ability to maintain mandatory conscription and wage war rests on the idea that a ""real man"" is one who has served in the military. Yet masculinity has no inherent ties to militarism. The link between men and the military, argues Maya Eichler, must be produced and reproduced in order to fill the ranks, engage in combat, and mobilize the population behind war. In the context of Russia's post-communist transition and the Chechen wars, men's militarization has been challenged and reinforced. Eichler uncovers the challenges by exploring widespread draft evasion and d 517 $aMilitarizing Men 606 $aChechneiia (Russia) - History - Civil War, 1994- - Social aspects 606 $aChechn'ia (Russia) - History - Civil War, 1994- - Social aspects 606 $aChechni?a? (Russia) -- History --Civil War, 1994- -- Social aspects 606 $aDraft - Russia (Federation) 606 $aDraft -- Russia (Federation) 606 $aGender identity - Russia (Federation) 606 $aGender identity -- Russia (Federation) 606 $aMasculinity - Russia (Federation) 606 $aMasculinity -- Russia (Federation) 606 $aMilitarism - Russia (Federation) 606 $aMilitarism -- Russia (Federation) 608 $aElectronic books. 615 4$aChechneiia (Russia) - History - Civil War, 1994- - Social aspects. 615 4$aChechn'ia (Russia) - History - Civil War, 1994- - Social aspects. 615 4$aChechni?a? (Russia) -- History --Civil War, 1994- -- Social aspects. 615 4$aDraft - Russia (Federation). 615 4$aDraft -- Russia (Federation). 615 4$aGender identity - Russia (Federation). 615 4$aGender identity -- Russia (Federation). 615 4$aMasculinity - Russia (Federation). 615 4$aMasculinity -- Russia (Federation). 615 4$aMilitarism - Russia (Federation). 615 4$aMilitarism -- Russia (Federation). 676 $a305.310947 676 $a947.086 700 $aEichler$b Maya$01265617 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910637740403321 996 $aMilitarizing Men$92968029 997 $aUNINA