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Women and the Military in Europe : Comparing Public Cultures / by I. Eulriet.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Eulriet, Irène, 1975-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- International relations.
- Sex.
- Social policy.
- Industrial sociology.
- Economics--Sociological aspects.
- Economics.
- Politics and war.
- International Relations.
- Gender Studies.
- Social Policy.
- Sociology of Work.
- Economic Sociology.
- Military and Defence Studies.
- Local Subjects:
- International Relations.
- Gender Studies.
- Social Policy.
- Sociology of Work.
- Economic Sociology.
- Military and Defence Studies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (183 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2012.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book explores how public cultures shape women's military participation within the European Union. It analyzes the way in which different policy options have been elaborated in the United Kingdom, France and Germany and examines patterns of women's military participation across societies.
- Contents:
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Women in the Military - Dominant Approaches; 1 The civil-military divide; 2 The public-private divide; 2 Europe - A Liberal Space; 1 European law and policy; 2 European public cultures; 3 The United Kingdom - Preserving Effectiveness; 1 Market demands versus effectiveness; 2 Effectiveness, emotion and male combat; 4 Germany - Safeguarding the Family; 1 Duty and opportunities in the military; 2 Female care work as a social imperative; 5 France - Achieving Equality; 1 From quotas to equality
- 2 Towards a state of in-distinctionConclusion; Appendix 1: Women's Military Participation in the UK, Germany and France: Statistical Data; Appendix 2: Women's Military Participation in the UK, Germany and France: Historical Perspectives; Appendix 3: Schematic summary of the orders of worth (polities); Notes; Bibliography; Name Index; Subject Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613613189
- 9781280583407
- 1280583401
- 9780230369863
- 0230369863
- OCLC:
- 783811430
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