Oxford Handbook of Gender, War, and the Western World since 1600

The Oxford Handbook of Gender, War, and the Western World since 1600 explores how gender has shaped war and the military, covering major periods of warfare and the long-term processes of colonization and empire-building. It includes 32 essays by leading international scholars on cultural representations, war mobilization, war experiences, gendered aftermath and memories, regulation and prevention of warfare, citizenship, and challenges to Western military masculinity.

Format: Hardback
Length: 824 pages
Publication date: 05 January 2021
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc

The history of military and war has traditionally been dominated by men as historical agents, with gender often overlooked and its complex interrelationships with war and the military ignored. However, the Oxford Handbook of Gender, War, and the Western World since 1600 seeks to rectify this imbalance by exploring how conceptions of gender have shaped and been shaped by war and the military. Covering major periods of warfare since the seventeenth century, the Handbook focuses on Europe and the long-term processes of colonization and empire-building in the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Australia. Thirty-two essays written by leading international scholars delve into the cultural representations of war and the military, war mobilization, and war experiences at home and on the battle front. They address the gendered aftermath and memories of war, as well as gendered war violence. Additionally, essays examine movements to regulate and prevent warfare, the consequences of participation in the military for citizenship, and challenges to ideals of Western military masculinity posed by female, gay, and lesbian soldiers and colonial soldiers of color. The Handbook provides an authoritative account of the intricate relationships between gender, warfare, and military culture across time and space, shedding light on the ways in which gender has influenced and been influenced by these domains.

Weight: 1574g
Dimension: 256 x 177 x 59 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780199948710