{"product_id":"sexing-the-soldier-rachel-woodward-9780415392563","title":"Sexing the Soldier: The Politics of Gender and the Contemporary British Army","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSexing the Soldier\u003c\/em\u003e takes a critical look at how gender - what it means to be a man or a woman - is understood within the contemporary British Army, and the political and practical consequences of this. Drawing on original research, this informaive volume looks at: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe history and structure of the British Army as a masculine institution\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003epersonnel policies which deal with gender issues\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe construction of ideas about military masculinities and femininities within the Army\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003emedia representations of the figure of the soldier. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing case studies ranging from the exclusion of women from direct combat posts, to the issues surrounding bullying, this book argues that we need a fuller, more nuanced assessment of gender issues in the military that moves beyond the simplistic ideas about women's and men's 'natural' capacities for soldiering. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rachel Woodward,Trish Winter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 041539256X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415392563\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/05\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.44d","brand":"Rachel Woodward","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064910655743,"sku":"9780415392563","price":210.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0d56b32d-35ac-4bba-aa75-5672b2b69d8d.jpg?v=1768671860","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sexing-the-soldier-rachel-woodward-9780415392563","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}