Women in zones of conflict [[electronic resource] ] : power and resistance in Israel / / Tami Amanda Jacoby

• Autore: Jacoby Tami Amanda
• Pubblicazione: Montréal ; ; Ithaca, NY, : McGill-Queen's University Press; Chesham, : Combined Academic [distributor], c2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (179 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.42095694
• Soggetto topico: Women - Political activity - Israel; Sex discrimination against women - Israel; Women and war - Israel; War and society - Israel
• Classificazione: 89.62
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Women in zones of conflict
• ISBN: 1-282-86373-8; 9786612863738; 0-7735-7312-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782181103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II