Rocking the ship of state : toward a feminist peace politics.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Harris, Adrienne, editor.

King, Ynestra, editor.

Series:

Feminist theory and politics.

Feminist theory and politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women and peace.

Feminism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 301 pages).

Place of Publication:

[S.l.] : Routledge, 2019.

Summary:

This book considers the experience of women as children and as mothers, and feminist critiques of gender as important sources of insight into the conduct, dynamics, and motivation of a feminist peace politics, examining the history, the scope, and the current condition of women's peace movements.

Contents:

What does feminism mean? / Dorothy Dinnerstein

Antiracism, antisexism, and peace (Sapphire's perspective) / Zala Chandler

A gender diary / Ann Snitow

Mothers and men's wars / Sara Ruddick

Bringing Artemis to life / Adrienne Harris

Our Greenham common: feminism and nonviolence / Gwyn Kirk

Masculinity, heroism, and the making of war / Nancy C.M. Hartsock

Emasculating America's linguistic deterrent / Carol Cohn

We speak for the planet / Barbara Omolade

Women and the economics of military spending / Lourdes Benería and Rebecca Blank

Feminine behavior and radical action / Phyllis Mack

Pure milk, not poison / Amy Swerdlow

Seneca women's peace camp / Rhoda Linton

Our Greenham common: not just a place but a movement / Gwyn Kirk

Afterword: If I can't dance in your revolution, I'm not coming / Ynestra King.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

1-000-31024-8

1-000-23836-9

0-429-30492-7

9780429304927

OCLC:

1108559599