Overview

From the history of state terrorism in Latin America, to state- and group-perpetrated plunder and genocide in Africa, to war and armed conflicts in the Middle East, militarization--the heightened role of organized aggression in society--continues to painfully shape the lives of millions of people around the world. In Security Disarmed, scholars, policy planners, and activists come together to think critically about the human cost of violence and viable alternatives to armed conflict. Arranged in four parts--alternative paradigms of security, cross-national militarization, militarism in the United States, and pedagogical and cultural concerns--the book critically challenges militarization and voices an alternative encompassing vision of human security by analyzing the relationships among gender, race, and militarization. This collection of essays evaluates and resists the worldwide crisis of militarizationuincluding but going beyond American military engagements in the twenty-first century.

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Author:   Sandra Morgen ,  Barbara Sutton ,  Julie Novkov ,  Katherine T McCaffrey
Publisher:   Rutgers University Press
Imprint:   Rutgers University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780813543604

ISBN 10:   0813543606
Pages:   318
Publication Date:   13 August 2008
Recommended Age:   From 18 to 99 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Rethinking security, confronting inequality : an introduction / Barbara Sutton and Julie Novkov Contesting militarization : global perspectives / Gwyn Kirk Gender, race, and militarism : toward a more just alternative / Barbara Lee Activist statements : visions and strategies for a just peace / International Congress of Women at The Hague Gender and Human Security Network, Esperanza Peace and Justice Center Los nuevos desaparecidos y muertos : immigration, militarization, death, and disappearance on Mexico's borders / Lynn Stephen Saving Iranian women : Orientalist feminism and the Axis of Evil / Roksana Bahramitash On women and ""Indians"" : the politics of inclusion and exclusion in militarized Fiji / Teresia K. Teaiwa Plunder as statecraft : militarism and resistance in neocolonial Africa / Patricia McFadden Because Vieques is our home : defend it! Women resisting militarization in Vieques, Puerto Rico / Katherine T. McCaffrey Manhood, sexuality, and nation in post 9/11 United States / Bonnie Mann The citizen-soldier as a substitute soldier : militarism at the intersection of neoliberalism and neoconservatism / Leonard C. Feldman I want you! The 3 R's : reading, 'riting, and recruiting / Karen Houppert Living room terrorists / Catherine Lutz Militarizing women in film : toward a cinematic framing of war and terror / Janell Hobson Army of none : militarism, positionality, and film / Cindy Sousa and Ron Smith Teaching about gender, race, and militarization after 9/11 : nurturing dissent, compassion, and hope in the classroom / Simona Sharoni"

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Barbara Sutton is an assistant professor of women's studies at the University at Albany, SUNY. Sandra Morgen is the associate dean of the Graduate School and professor of anthropology at the University of Oregon. Julie Novkov is an associate professor of political science and women's studies at the University at Albany, SUNY.

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