| Hegemonic Masculinities and Camouflaged Politics: Unmasking the Bush Dynasty and Its War Against Iraq Contributor(s): Messerschmidt, James W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1594518181 ISBN-13: 9781594518188 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $56.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Political Science | American Government - Executive Branch - History | Military - Persian Gulf War (1991) |
| Dewey: 973.928 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.70 lbs) 216 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Chronological Period - 1990's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Analyzing the speeches of the two Bush presidencies, this book presents a new conceptualization of hegemonic masculinity by making the case for a multiplicity of hegemonic masculinites locally, regionally, and globally. This book outlines how state leaders may appeal to particular hegemonic masculinites in their attempt to "sell" wars and thereby camouflage salient political practices in the process. Messerschmidt offers a fresh historical perspective on the war against Iraq over an 18-year period, and he argues that we cannot truly understand this war outside of its gendered (masculine) and historical context. |