Masculinity and New War: The gendered dynamics of contemporary armed conflict

by David Duriesmith

Although early findings have identified masculinity as potentially causal in the development of armed conflict, there is no detailed account of the role of masculinity in structuring the civil conflicts which emerged in the Global South after the Cold War. This book advances the claims of IR scholars that the social construction of masculinities is key to resolving the scourges of militarism, sexual violence and international insecurity. By bridging...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138674109
• ISBN13: 9781138674103
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"