Gender relations as causal in militarization and war: A feminist standpoint

International Feminist Journal of Politics

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 139-157

  Cockburn, Cynthia ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Militarization; Patriarchy; Standpoint; War

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952117199     PISSN: 14616742     EISSN: 14684470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616741003665169     Document Type: Review

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