Women as weapons of war : Iraq, sex, and the media / Kelly Oliver.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oliver, Kelly, 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women and the military--Iraq.

Women and the military.

Iraq War, 2003-2011--Press coverage--United States.

Iraq War, 2003-2011.

Feminist theory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ever since Eve tempted Adam with her apple, women have been regarded as a corrupting and destructive force. The very idea that women can be used as interrogation tools, as evidenced in the infamous Abu Ghraib torture photos, plays on age-old fears of women as sexually threatening weapons, and therefore the literal explosion of women onto the war scene should come as no surprise. From the female soldiers involved in Abu Ghraib to Palestinian women suicide bombers, women and their bodies have become powerful weapons in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. In Women as Weapons of War, Kelly Oliver reve

Contents:

Introduction : sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll

Women : the secret weapon of modern warfare?

Sexual freedom as global freedom?

Perpetual war, real live coverage!

Innocence, vulnerability, and violence

Conclusion : witnessing ethics again.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-193) and index.

ISBN:

9786612872112

9780231512459

0231512457

9781282872110

1282872117

OCLC:

826476671