Gender Ironies of Nationalism: Sexing the Nation

by Tamar Mayer

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This book provides a unique social science reading on the construction of nation, gender and sexuality and on the interactions among them. It includes international case studies from Indonesia, Ireland, former Yugoslavia, Liberia, Sri Lanka, Australia, the USA, Turkey, China, India and the Caribbean.The contributors offer both the masculine and feminine perspective, exposing how nations are comprised of sexed bodies, and exploring the gender ironies of nationalism and how sexuality plays a show more key role in nation building and in sustaining national identity.The contributors conclude that c show less

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Nonfiction, Sexuality and Gender Studies, General Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Politics and Government
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305.3 — Society, government, & culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Social group - Age, Gender, Ethnicity People by gender or sex
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HQ1075 .G4643 — Social sciences The family. Marriage, Women and Sexuality The Family. Marriage. Women Sex role
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