Retrofitting frontier masculinity for Alaska's war against wolves

Gender and Society

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 332-353

  Anahita, Sine ^a   Mix, Tamara L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerial wolf control; Alaska; Gendered state; Retro frontier masculinity; Wildlife policies; Wolves

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646392447     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891243206286319     Document Type: Review

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