Women and the Use of Military Force

Contents\nAcknowledgments\n1 Overview\nPart 1 Theories, Concepts, and Attitudes\n2 Feminist Perspectives on Women and the Use of Force\n3 The Gender Gap in Popular Attitudes Toward the Use of Force\n4 Women in Groups and Organizations: Implications for the Use of Force\n5 Handgun Ownership Among U.S. Women and Its Consequences for Social Judgment\n6 Women in Law Enforcement\nPart 2 The Role of Women: The Evidence\n7 Women in the Armed Forces\n8 Women in Weapons Development: The Manhattan Project\n9 Women and National Security Policy\n10 Women and the Peace Movement\n11 How Three Female National Leaders Have Used the Military\n12 No Going Back: Women\'s Participation in the Nicaraguan Revolution and in Postrevolutionary Movements\n13 Women, Resistance, and the Use of Force in South Africa\nPart 3 Conclusion\n14 The Impact of Women\'s Use of Military Force\nReferences\nAbout the Authors\nIndex\nAbout the Book