Veiled references: Constructions of gender in the Bush administration discourse on the attacks on Afghanistan post-9/11

International Feminist Journal of Politics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-41

  Shepherd, Laura J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Afghanistan; Discourse; Gender; Identity; Masculinities; Nation; Operation Enduring Freedom

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248036782     PISSN: 14616742     EISSN: 14684470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616740500415425     Document Type: Review

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