Research Catalog

Title

Women in zones of conflict : power and resistance in Israel / Tami Amanda Jacoby.

Author

Jacoby, Tami Amanda.

Publication

Montréal ; Ithaca, NY : McGill-Queen's University Press ; Chesham : Combined Academic [distributor], ©2005.

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Details

Description

ix, 168 pages; 21 cm

Summary

"Filling a void in feminist studies of women and war, Tami Amanda Jacoby investigates the constraints and opportunities for women's civic engagement in zones of conflict through a case study of three political movements in Israel: Women in Green, The Jerusalem Link, and the lobby for women's right to fight in the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF)." "Women in Zones of Conflict challenges the traditional feminist view that there is a natural connection between women and pacifism, based on the feminine qualities of caring, cooperation, and empathy. Feminist studies of nationalism also tend to see women as either victimized by patriarchy within nationalist movements or as adopting masculine qualities to conform to the culture of their male compatriots. Jacoby takes an alternative approach, considering how women are situated across the political spectrum. She argues that when categories other than gender - such as class, ethnicity, religion, and political perspective - are considered, there is no single perspective on what it means to be a woman in conflict. Book jacket."--Jacket.

Subjects

• 5.225
• Israel
• War and society > Israel
• Women and war > Israel
• Sex discrimination against women > Israel
• Women > Political activity > Israel
• Vrouwen
• Politieke bewegingen
• Politieke conflicten
• Frau
• Diskriminierung
• Geschlechterrolle

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-161) and index.

Contents

Gender structures and women's resistance in Israel -- The Zionist woman -- Women and the Israeli military -- Women, organized religion, and the family in Israel -- The women's peace movement -- Women in the national-religious camp -- The campaign for women in combat in Israel.

ISBN

• 0773529535
• 9780773529533
• 0773529934
• 9780773529939

LCCN

2006282260

OCLC

• ocm62366530
• 62366530
• SCSB-1377481

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library