Women and War

Author	: Jean Bethke Elshtain
Publisher	: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages	: 317
Release	: 1995-07-15
ISBN-10	: 9780226206264
ISBN-13	: 0226206262
Rating	: 4/5 (262 Downloads)

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Download or read book Women and War written by Jean Bethke Elshtain and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1995-07-15 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jean Elshtain examines how the myths of Man as "Just Warrior" and Woman as "Beautiful Soul" serve to recreate and secure women's social position as noncombatants and men's identity as warriors. Elshtain demonstrates how these myths are undermined by the reality of female bellicosity and sacrificial male love, as well as the moral imperatives of just wars.

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