Cynthia Enloe è una studiosa femminista, nota per il suo lavoro pionieristico che esamina le intricate connessioni tra genere e militarismo. I suoi contributi hanno plasmato il campo delle relazioni internazionali femministe, offrendo intuizioni innovative sulla politica internazionale e sull'economia politica. Influenzata da approcci etnografici, la scrittura di Enloe approfondisce come le strutture globali siano modellate dalle disuguaglianze di genere. La sua voce distintiva e il suo rigore accademico offrono ai lettori una lente vitale per comprendere il mondo.
With her trademark engaging style, at once accessible and provocative, Cynthia Enloe draws on first-hand experiences of war in countries as diverse as Ukraine, Syria and Northern Ireland to show how women's wars are not men's wars, and why feminist campaigners remain active - against all odds - in the midst of armed violence.
Leading feminist analyst Cynthia Enloe asks why patriarchy is proving to be such a sustainable cultural, institutional and economic system.
Presents a radical analysis of globalization. This title examines recent events - Bangladeshi garment factory deaths, domestic workers in the Persian Gulf, Chinese global tourists, and the UN gender politics of guns - to reveal the crucial role of women in international politics today.
Offers an analysis of globalization, Bananas, Beaches, and Bases, uses four contemporary political cases in order to discover what we learn if we take women and masculinities seriously.
Illustrated with clear graphics, this atlas explores the diverse realities of American life, covering topics such as shifting demographics, home ownership trends, and dietary habits. It presents a comprehensive view of the American experience through engaging facts and visuals, making complex information accessible and informative.
Looks at the lives of eight ordinary women, four Iraqis and four Americans, during the Iraq War. This title presents a comparison of American and Iraqi women's diverse and complex experiences and focuses on the different realities that together we call, perhaps too easily, 'the Iraq war'.