Sexual Economy of War: Discipline and Desire in the U.S. Army

by Andrew Byers

Book Overview

In The Sexual Economy of War, Andrew Byers argues that in the early twentieth century, concerns about unregulated sexuality affected every aspect of how the US Army conducted military operations. Far from being an exercise marginal to the institution and its scope of operations, governing sexuality was, in fact, integral to the military experience during a time of two global conflicts and numerous other army deployments.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501736442
• ISBN13: 9781501736445
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher