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Women Soldiers

Images and Realities

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  • © 1994

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Editors:
  1. Elisabetta Addis

    1. University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’, Italy

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  2. Valeria E. Russo

    1. European University Institute, Florence, Italy

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  3. Lorenza Sebesta

    1. European University Institute, Florence, Italy

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  4. Jo Campling
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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
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  2. Woman Soldiers: Economic, Theoretical-Political and Psychological Questions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Women and the Economic Consequences of Being a Soldier

      • Elisabetta Addis
      Pages 3-27

    3. Women and the Legitimation of the Use of Force: The Case of Female Military Service

      • Lorenza Sebesta
      Pages 28-48

    4. The Constitution of a Gendered Enemy

      • Valeria E. Russo
      Pages 49-58

    5. An Overview of Stressors in the Careers of US Servicewomen

      • Patricia B. Hanna
      Pages 59-77

  3. Uniforms and Chador in the Gulf War

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 79-79
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    2. The Politics of Constructing the American Woman Soldier

      • Cynthia H. Enloe
      Pages 81-110

    3. ‘It Was Exactly Like the Movies!’ The Media’s Use of the Feminine During the Gulf War

      • Julie Wheelwright
      Pages 111-134

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 162-184
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This book explores the consequences of the opening of the armed forces to women, a recent development highlighted by the Gulf War. It is a comprehensive interdisciplinary study of women as soldiers and officers, the socio-economic implications of their choice, the problems they face, and how their presence affects the military and alters traditional images of femininity. The book shows how both of the options presently available - complete assimilation to the prevailing, masculine military model or exclusion - have heavy costs for women.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’, Italy

    Elisabetta Addis

  • European University Institute, Florence, Italy

    Valeria E. Russo, Lorenza Sebesta

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