The suffragist peace : how women shape the politics of war / Joslyn N. Barnhart and Robert F. Trager.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barnhart, Joslyn, author.

Trager, Robert F., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Suffrage--History--20th century.

Women.

Women and war--History--20th century.

Women and war.

Women--Political activity--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2023]

Summary:

Women's suffrage is often recognized as one of the most significant political events of the 20th century. But conventional wisdom has long held that giving women the right to vote has had little effect on our world. The Suffragist Peace shatters this perspective. An authoritative history of the entire century in which women have had the vote, this book shows how the political influence of women at the ballot box has made the world a more peaceful place. Wars have not ended, but this book powerfully demonstrates how women gaining the franchise has contributed to war's decline over the past century.

Contents:

The hope for democracy

The hope for suffrage and peace in the new century

Gender and aggression: nature or nurture?

Suffrage, democracy and war

Women's votes and the world wars

Do women leaders spell the end of war?

Women's continuing influence on war

The future.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-237) and index.

ISBN:

0-19-762977-6

0-19-762978-4

0-19-762976-8