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Militarizing Men : Gender, Conscription, and War in Post-Soviet Russia
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Eichler, Maya, 1974-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chechneiia (Russia)--History--Civil War, 1994- - Social aspects.
- Chechn'ia (Russia)--History--Civil War, 1994- - Social aspects.
- Chechni?a? (Russia)--History--Civil War, 1994- -- Social aspects.
- Draft--Russia (Federation).
- Gender identity--Russia (Federation).
- Masculinity--Russia (Federation).
- Militarism--Russia (Federation).
- Draft.
- Masculinity.
- Gender identity.
- Militarism.
- Chechni︠a︡ (Russia)--History--Civil War, 1994---Social aspects.
- Chechni︠a︡ (Russia).
- Local Subjects:
- Chechneiia (Russia)--History--Civil War, 1994- - Social aspects.
- Chechn'ia (Russia)--History--Civil War, 1994- - Social aspects.
- Chechni?a? (Russia)--History--Civil War, 1994- -- Social aspects.
- Draft--Russia (Federation).
- Gender identity--Russia (Federation).
- Masculinity--Russia (Federation).
- Militarism--Russia (Federation).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (512 p.)
- Other Title:
- Militarizing Men
- Place of Publication:
- Palo Alto : Stanford University Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A state's ability to maintain mandatory conscription and wage war rests on the idea that a ""real man"" is one who has served in the military. Yet masculinity has no inherent ties to militarism. The link between men and the military, argues Maya Eichler, must be produced and reproduced in order to fill the ranks, engage in combat, and mobilize the population behind war. In the context of Russia's post-communist transition and the Chechen wars, men's militarization has been challenged and reinforced. Eichler uncovers the challenges by exploring widespread draft evasion and d
- Contents:
- Cover; Copyright; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Personal and Public Politics of Militarizing Men; 1 Gender and Militarization in the Soviet Union; 2 Militarized Masculinity and State Leadership in the Russian-Chechen Wars; 3 The Societal Crisis of Militarized Masculinity: Conscription, Economic Transformation, and the Russian-Chechen Wars; 4 The Soldiers' Mothers Movement: Contesting and Reproducing Militarized Gender Roles; 5 Veterans of the Chechen Wars: Questionable Warriors or a Model of Masculinity?
- Conclusion: Masculinity, Soldiering, and War in Post-Soviet RussiaNotes; Referencees; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 15. Sep 2020)
- ISBN:
- 9780804778367
- 0804778361
- OCLC:
- 767498222
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