Women, States and Nationalism : At Home in the Nation? (Paperback)

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