Women and War in the 21st Century: A Country-by-Country Guide

by Margaret Sankey (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2018

  $88.10

  Twenty-three countries currently allow women to serve in front-line combat positions and others with a high likelihood of direct enemy contact. This book examines how these decisions did or did not evolve in 47 countries.

  
  * Delineates the ways in which women are incorporated into national militaries in both the United States and countries around the world

  * Offers in each entry the distinct national context in which countries have decided to employ women in warfare

  * Reveals how different nations choose to include or exclude women from the military, providing key insight into each nation's values and priorities

  * Examines how governments treat women serving in combat: battlefield experience can earn a woman citizenship or be cause for shunning her, depending on the state