Abuses of the Erotic : Militarizing Sexuality in the Post-Cold War United States.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (168 pages)
- Expanding Frontiers: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality .
- Expanding Frontiers: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality .
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction: Abuses of the Erotic -- 1. No Politician Can Afford to Let Women Come Home in Body Bags: The Militarization of Sexual Violence -- 2. Confronting an Enemy Abroad, Transforming a Nation at Home: Heterosexuality and Domestic Militarism -- 3. The Propensity or Intent to Engage in Homosexual Acts: Militant Queerness and Militarized Homosexuality -- 4. A Close and Mutually Beneficial Relationship: The United States, Marshall Islands, and Militarization of Reproduction -- Conclusion: The Long War -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
9781496215857
Women and war-United States. Women and the military-United States. Gay military personnel-United States. Militarism-United States. Sex-United States. United States-Military policy.