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This book will be an essential read on gender, war, and public opinion. Using a vast array of empirical evidence, it maps patterns of opinion about national security and shows that the gender gap is real but varies in important ways. An impressive achievement. -- Elizabeth Saunders, Georgetown University, and author of <I>Leaders at War</I> Spanning conflicts, countries, and time, this book is certain to become a go-to source for scholars and students to understand when and where men and women diverge towards 'hawk' versus 'dove' positions on polls, and for anyone who would like to better understand public support for defense-related issues overall. -- Deborah Jordan Brooks, The Gallup Organization, and author of <I>He Runs, She Runs</I> Richard C. Eichenberg provides an analysis that will be a landmark for past and future studies of gender differences in attitudes towards matters of national security in international affairs. Gender, War, and World Order should be highly regarded by students of public opinion and foreign policy. -- Robert Shapiro, Columbia University, and coauthor of <I>The Rational Public</I>

Gender, War, and World Order is a welcome and substantial contribution to the literature on sex differences in foreign policy attitudes. Richard C. Eichenberg provides cross-sectional analysis, as well as longitudinal and cross-national analysis. This book will stand as the must-cite work on the topic for decades to come. -- Valerie Hudson, Texas A&M University This book will be an essential read on gender, war, and public opinion. Using a vast array of empirical evidence, it maps patterns of opinion about national security and shows that the gender gap is real but varies in important ways. An impressive achievement. -- Elizabeth Saunders, Georgetown University, and author of <I>Leaders at War</I> Spanning conflicts, countries, and time, this book is certain to become a go-to source for scholars and students to understand when and where men and women diverge towards 'hawk' versus 'dove' positions on polls, and for anyone who would like to better understand public support for defense-related issues overall. -- Deborah Jordan Brooks, The Gallup Organization, and author of <I>He Runs, She Runs</I> Richard C. Eichenberg provides an analysis that will be a landmark for past and future studies of gender differences in attitudes towards matters of national security in international affairs. Gender, War, and World Order should be highly regarded by students of public opinion and foreign policy. -- Robert Shapiro, Columbia University, and coauthor of <I>The Rational Public</I>

This book provides a valuable analysis of gender and foreign policy attitudes that will interest students of international relations and public opinion. * Choice *

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Richard C. Eichenberg is Associate Professor of Political Science at Tufts University. He is the author of Public Opinion and National Security in Western Europe.

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