Embracing arms [electronic resource] : cultural representation of Slavic and Balkan women in war / edited by Helena Goscilo with Yana Hashamova.

Discursive practices during war polarize and politicize gender: they normally require men to fulfill a single, overriding task-destroy the enemy-but impose a series of often contradictory expectations on women. The essays in the book establish links between political ideology, history, psychology, c...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ACLS)
Other Authors:	Goscilo, Helena, 1945- (Editor), Hashamova, Yana (Editor)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Budapest ; New York : Central European University Press, 2012.
Subjects:	War in mass media. Women in mass media. Women and war > Slavic countries. Women and war > Balkan Peninsula. Women and war. Balkan Peninsula. Slavic countries.