Making War on Bodies - (Advances in Critical Military Studies) by Catherine Baker (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>This vibrant collection of essays reveals the intimate politics of how people with a wide range of relationships to war identify with, and against, the military and its gendered and racialised norms. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>This vibrant collection of essays reveals the intimate politics of how people with a wide range of relationships to war identify with, and against, the military and its gendered and racialised norms. It synthesises three recent turns in the study of international politics: aesthetics, embodiment and the everyday, into a new conceptual framework. This helps us to understand how militarism permeates society and how far its practices can be re-appropriated or even turned against it. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>Combining perspectives on aesthetics and embodiment to understand militarism in international politics This vibrant collection of essays reveals the intimate politics of how people with a wide range of relationships to war identify with, and against, the military and its gendered and racialised norms. The volume synthesises three recent turns in the study of international politics: aesthetics, embodiment and the everyday, into a new conceptual framework for understanding how militarism permeates society and how far its practices can be re-appropriated or even turned against it. Through a range of case studies covering 20th- and 21st-century conflicts on four different continents, the authors of this collection provide a vital introduction to three current concepts in international politics research. Key Features: - Illustrates how processes of militarisation operate in the continuum between military institutions and everyday civilian life - Case studies range from the Middle East and post-socialist Europe to the USA, Britain, Australia and Cuba - Offers diverse methodological examples including autoethnography, visual analysis, fashion history, and digital media research - Integrates social identities including race, sexual orientation, gender identity and disability Catherine Baker is Senior Lecturer in 20th Century History at the University of Hull.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Catherine Baker is a Senior Lecturer in 20th Century History and Director of the MA Provision in the School of History, Languages and Cultures at the University of Hull. She has previously published articles in the International Feminist Journal of Politics, Critical Military Studies and the European Journal of International Relations, among others. She has published monographs with Palgrave Macmillan and Ashgate.<p>
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