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Gender ironies of nationalism : sexing the nation / edited by Tamar Mayer.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sex role--Political aspects.
- Sex role.
- Nationalism.
- Nationalism and feminism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (377 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book provides a unique social science reading on the construction of nation, gender and sexuality and on the interactions among them. It includes international case studies from Indonesia, Ireland, former Yugoslavia, Liberia, Sri Lanka, Australia, the USA, Turkey, China, India and the Caribbean.The contributors offer both the masculine and feminine perspective, exposing how nations are comprised of sexed bodies, and exploring the gender ironies of nationalism and how sexuality plays a key role in nation building and in sustaining national identity.The contributors conclude that c
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-71599-4
- 0-203-01323-9
- 0-203-27454-7
- 1-134-71600-1
- 1-280-33398-7
- 9780203013236
- OCLC:
- 71348524
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