Table of Contents

Introduction Sita Ranchod-Nilsson and Mary Ann Tetreault 1. Nationalism Engendered: A Critique of Approaches to Nationalism Linda Racioppi and Katherine O'Sullivan See 2. Writing Bodies on the Nation for the Globe Zillah Eisenstein 3. Sexing Political Identities V. Spike Peterson 4. The Politics of Gandhi's Feminism: Constructing Sitas Swaraj Suresht Bald 5. Communalism, Nationalism and Gender: Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Hindu Right in India Geeta Chowdhry 6. Ulster's Red Hand: Gender, Identity and Sectarian Conflict in Northern Ireland Mary K. Meyer 7. From Subjects to Citizens: Women and the Nation in Kuwait Mary Ann Tetreault and Haya al-Mughni 8. (Gender) Struggles for the Nation: Power, Agency and Representation in Zimbabwe Sita Ranchod-Nilsson 9. Citizen-soldiers or Republican Mothers: Citizenship and Military Obligations in an Era of 'Choice' Cheryl Logan Sparks 10. Women Warriors: The Paradox and Politics of Israeli Women in Uniform Edna Leny References

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Sita Ranchod-Nilsson, Mary Ann Tetreault

Reviews

"The editors introduce several themes: the use of self-other dichotomies to construct power relationships, the gendered domination in the state and home implied by sovereignty, and the vulnerability of citizenship in 'specifically gendered and sexualized terms'."
-J.G. Everett, "Choice
"'This book offers an excellent set of dissections of and responses to contemporary scholarship on nationalism, femininity and feminism. One of the strengths of this volume is its interaction between general theoretical chapters and carefully nuanced, historically specific country case studies. This is a rich and useful collection which deserves a wide, cross-disciplinary readership.' - "Cynthia Enloe, Clark University, USA."
..."comparatively different...this collection is its location within political science and international relations, its emphasis on the changing equations of gender and nationalisms as a result of resurgent ethnonationalisms, greater attention to issues ofthe state, and cases that span contexts outside of Europe and focus mostly on contemporary issues."
-Jyoti Puri, Simmons College, "Signs, Winter 2005