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A woman's place : US counterterrorism since 9/11 / Joana Cook.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cook, Joana, Ph. D., author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Terrorism--Prevention--Government policy--United States.
- Terrorism.
- Terrorism--United States--Prevention.
- National security--United States--History--21st century.
- National security.
- National security--Social aspects--United States.
- Women soldiers--United States.
- Women soldiers.
- Women and human security--United States.
- Women and human security.
- Women--Social conditions--21st century.
- Women.
- United States.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (564 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2020.
- Summary:
- The 9/11 attacks fundamentally transformed how the U.S. approached terrorism, and led to the unprecedented expansion of counterterrorism strategies, policies, and practices. While the analysis of these developments is rich and vast, there remains a significant void. The diverse actors contributing to counterterrorism increasingly consider, engage and impact women as agents, partners, and targets of their work. Yet, flawed assumptions and stereotypes remain prevalent, and it remains undocumented and unclear how and why counterterrorism efforts evolved as they did in relation to women. This book examines how, where and why women have become visible in the discourses and practices related to counterterrorism through the lens of US efforts since 2001. Drawing on extensive primary source interviews and documents, A Woman's Place traces the evolution of women's place in U.S. counterterrorism efforts.
- Contents:
- Analyzing women in counterterrorism
- Counterterrorism from Bush to Obama
- The Department of Defense
- The Department of State
- The US Agency for International Development
- Enter Trump : counterterrorism going forward.
- Notes:
- Also issued in print: 2020.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on June 2, 2020).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-752072-3
- 0-19-751380-8
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