Women, states, and nationalism : at home in the nation?

women, States And Nationalism Counters This Attitude And Examines The Many And Contradictory Ways In Which Women Negotiate Their Places In 'the Nation'. The Volume Includes Theoretical Essays That Explore The Multiple Ways In Which The Very Concept Of 'nation' Is Based Upon Notions Of Family, Sexuality And Gender Power Which Are Often Overlooked Of Downplayed By 'male-stream' Scholarship. It Gathers Together An Outstanding Panel Of Feminist Scholars And Area Studies Specialists, Who, Through A Series Of Focused Case Studies, Analyse Diverse Issues Which Include; *gender And Sectarian Conflict In Northern Ireland *the Paradox Of Israeli Women Soldiers *women, Civic Duty And The Military In The Usa *the Hindu Right In India *power, Agency And Representation In Zimbabwe *political Identity And Heterosexism. this Timely Volume Is A Highly Valuable Resource For Students And Scholars Of Nationalism, Internationalism Studies And Women's Studies. Book Cover......Page 1 Half-Title......Page 2 Title......Page 3 Copyright......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Plates......Page 7 Contributors......Page 8 1 Gender and nationalism......Page 11 Feminist scholarship on nationalism......Page 14 Self-other dichotomies......Page 18 Sovereignty......Page 22 Vulnerability......Page 24 Moving forward......Page 27 2 Engendering nation and national identity......Page 28 The problem of nationalism and gender......Page 30 Deconstructing the “mainstream”......Page 33 Conclusion......Page 42 Notes......Page 43 3 Writing bodies on the nation for the globe......Page 45 Post-1989 politics and eastern europeannationalisms......Page 46 The in(ex)clusivity of the nation......Page 47 Racializing the exclusivity of the nation......Page 49 Nationalist imaginings and women’s bodies......Page 52 Psychic needs and the racialzed/gendered nation......Page 54 Masculinist nationalism and war rape......Page 56 U.S. backlash: us vs. them......Page 60 Notes......Page 62 4 Sexing political identities/nationalism as heterosexism......Page 65 Locating nationalism......Page 66 Gendering the politics of identity and identification......Page 68 Nationalist politics/heterosexist practice......Page 69 Making states/making sex......Page 70 Women as heterosexual/biological reproducers of group members......Page 75 Women as social reproducers of group members and cultural forms......Page 76 Women as signifiers of (heterosexist) group identities and differences......Page 79 Women as agents and heterosexism as ideology in political identity struggles......Page 82 Women as societal members of heterosexist groups......Page 84 Conclusion......Page 86 Notes......Page 88 5 The politics of Gandhi’s “feminism”......Page 93 Women as persuasive picketers......Page 99 The bejeweled Indian woman: from bondage to freedom......Page 100 Recruiting women to “purify” tradition......Page 101 Balancing tradition and national needs......Page 103 Women in independent India......Page 105 Conclusion......Page 108 Notes......Page 109 6 Communalism, nationalism, and gender......Page 111 Nationalism and communalism......Page 112 Rewriting history and religion? Nationalism/ communalism, identity politics and gender......Page 117 Threat to and violation of Hindu women......Page 118 Muslims as a demographic threat......Page 121 The state of Muslim women......Page 122 Conclusion......Page 127 Notes......Page 128 7 Ulster’s Red Hand......Page 133 Gender and the nation-state......Page 134 Sectarianism in Northern Ireland......Page 138 Gender and sectarian symbols in Northern Ireland......Page 141 The Protestant commununity: identity as a celebration of the state......Page 142 The Catholic community: identity as a celebration of the nation......Page 147 Conclusion......Page 154 Notes......Page 155 8 From subjects to citizens......Page 157 Citizens, subject, and nationals......Page 159 Citizenship, nationality, and gender......Page 161 Citizenship and nationality in Kuwait......Page 163 Nationals and expatriates......Page 164 National identity and Islam......Page 167 Kuwaiti women and the state......Page 169 Women and civil society in Kuwait......Page 171 Conclusion......Page 174 Notes......Page 176 9 (Gender) struggles for the nation......Page 178 Feminist literature on nationalism......Page 180 African women’s involvement in nationalism in Zimbabwe......Page 184 Agency and representation......Page 192 Notes......Page 194 10 Citizen-soldiers or republican mothers......Page 196 Obligation, citizenship, and gender......Page 199 Life-givers and life-takers......Page 200 Maternal obligation......Page 202 Civic obligation and motherhood in the era of “choice”......Page 205 Conclusion......Page 206 Notes......Page 209 11 Women warriors......Page 212 Bodies in motion and bodies as form......Page 215 Simulated soldiers......Page 218 Men’s and women’s bodies and the body politic......Page 226 Notes......Page 229 References......Page 231 Index......Page 258 In the post-Cold War era, nationalism has emerged as a major force in global politics. From Europe to Asia, and Africa to North America, women are central to the politics of nationalism, albeit in contradictory ways: as fantasmagorical, sexualized or maternal symbols that embody national identities and boundaries; as active participants in nationalist movements; and as victims of sexualized violence undertaken in defence of nationalist identities and boundaries. Yet, much contemporary scholarship persists in ignoring the significance of the general dimensions of nationalist politics. 'Women, States and Nationalism' counters this attitude and examines the many and contradictory ways in which women negotiate their places in 'the nation'. The volume includes theoretical essays that explore the multiple ways in which the very concept of 'nation' is based upon notions of family, sexuality and gender power which are often overlooked of downplayed by 'male-stream' scholarship.; It gathers together an outstanding panel of feminist scholars and area studies specialists, who, through a series of focused case studies, analyse diverse issues which include: gender and sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland, the paradox of Israeli women soldiers, women, civic duty and the military in the USA, the Hindu Right in India, power, agency and representation in Zimbabwe, political identity and heterosexism. This timely volume is a highly valuable resource for students and scholars of Nationalism, Internationalism Studies and Women's Studies This Timely Volume Is A Highly Valuable Resource For Students And Scholars Of Nationalism, International Studies And Women's Studies. Gender And Nationalism : Moving Beyond Fragmented Conversations / Sita Ranchod-nilsson And Mary Ann Tétreault -- Engendering Nation And National Identity / Linda Ragioppi And Katherine O'sullivan See -- Writing Bodies On The Nation For The Globe / Zillah Eisenstein -- Sexing Political Identities/nationalism As Heterosexism / V. Spike Peterson -- Politics Of Gandhi's Feminism : Constructing Sitas For Swaraj / Suresht R. Bald -- Communalism, Nationalism, And Gender : Bhartiya Janata Party (bjp) And The Hindu Right In India / Geeta Chowdhry -- Ulster's Red Hand : Gender, Identity, And Sectarian Conflict In Northern Ireland / Mary K. Meyer -- From Subjects To Citizens : Women And The Nation In Kuwait / Mary Ann Tétreault And Haya Al-mughni -- (gender) Struggles For The Nation : Power, Agency, And Representation In Zimbabwe / Sita Ranchold-nilsson -- Citizen-soldiers Or Republican Mothers : Us Citizenship And Military Obligation In An Area Of Choice / Cheryl Logan Sparks -- Women Warriors : The Paradox And Politics Of Israeli Women In Uniform / Edna Levy Edited By Sita Ranchod-nilsson And Mary Ann Tétreault. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [215]-241) And Index.