Gender, justice, and the wars in Iraq : a feminist reformulation of just war theory / Laura Sjoberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sjoberg, Laura, 1979-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminist theory.

Political science.

Just war doctrine.

Iraq War, 2003-2011.

Persian Gulf War, 1991.

Physical Description:

xi, 265 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2006]

Summary:

Gender, Justice, and the Wars in Iraq offers a feminist critique and reconstruction of just war theory. It points out gender biases in the just war tradition and suggests alternative jus ad bellum and jus in bello standards that emphasize women, political marginality, and empathy. Laura Sjoberg applies this feminist just war theory to analyze the wars in Iraq since the end of the Cold War.

Contents:

Introduction

The problematic preeminence of just war discourses

Feminist foundations

Feminist motivating moralities for just wars

Feminisms go to war : jus ad bellum

Feminisms fight wars : jus in bello

Histories for the wars in Iraq

Gendered states fight sexualized wars

Attacking civilians : gendered sanctions in bello

Just war against terror? feminism confronts Elshtain

Women in the gulf wars

A reconstructive project for feminist just war theory

Feminist reconstructions of the wars in Iraq

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-259) and index.

ISBN:

0739116096

073911610X

OCLC:

64585702

Publisher Number:

9780739116098

9780739116104