Motherhood and War: International Perspectives - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1137437952 ISBN 13: 9781137437952

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

Synopsis

Traditional histories of war have focused overwhelmingly on masculine narratives of military action, diplomacy, and political maneuvering, leaving the "home front" and private, domestic life relatively unstudied. This volume expands our understanding of wartime experiences by looking at the complex relationships between mothers and children, and the varied roles both have assumed during periods of armed conflict. In contexts ranging from militant motherhood in Latin America, contemporary conflicts in the Middle East to World War II-era Japan, these case studies examine how women coped during times of great uncertainty, navigating social boundaries, balancing national and familial commitments, and enduring the injury or even death of their children.

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About the Author:

Mohamed Haji Ingiriis, Help Somalia Foundation, UK Oluwatosin Akinjobi, Elizade University, Nigeria Annika A. Culver, Florida State University, USA Salvador Murguia, Miyazaki International College, Japan Brett Schmoll, Bard College, USA Lorraine Ryan, University of Birmingham, UK Heidi Andrea Restrepo Rhodes, Asociación Renacer Siglo XXI, Colombia Robert Sierakowski, University of the West Indies at Mona, Jamaica Cristina Santos, Brock Univeristy, Canada Tracy Crowe Morey, Brock University, Canada John Navin, Coastal Carolina University, USA Francis Shor, Wayne State University, USA

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1137437952
• ISBN 13: 9781137437952
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 287
• Editor: Cooper D., Phelan C.