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Ever since Eve tempted Adam with her apple, women have been regarded as a corrupting and destructive force. This book reveals how the media and the administration frequently use metaphors of weaponry to describe women and female sexuality and forge a deliberate link between notions of vulnerability and images of violence.

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Straightforward and provocative... Recommended. CHOICE Women as Weapons of War is rich and fascinating and stands as an example of how philosophical analysis can enrich our political self-understanding. -- Serene J. Khader philoSOPHIA

Table of Contents
Table of Contents Preface ix Acknowledgments xiii Introduction: Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Roll 1 Women-The Secret Weapon of Modern Warfare? 19 Sexual Freedom as Global Freedom? 47 Perpetual War, Real Live Coverage! 67 Innocence, Vulnerability, and Violence 109 Conclusion: Witnessing Ethics Again 151 Notes 167 Texts Cited 185 Index 195

Women as Weapons of War

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      Publisher Columbia University Press
      Published 2 November 2007
      ISBN-13 9780231141901
      978-0231141901
      ISBN-10 0231141904
      Also in:
      Modern warfare Specific wars and military campaigns Philosophy

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Ever since Eve tempted Adam with her apple, women have been regarded as a corrupting and destructive force. This book reveals how the media and the administration frequently use metaphors of weaponry to describe women and female sexuality and forge a deliberate link between notions of vulnerability and images of violence.

      Trade Review
      Straightforward and provocative... Recommended. CHOICE Women as Weapons of War is rich and fascinating and stands as an example of how philosophical analysis can enrich our political self-understanding. -- Serene J. Khader philoSOPHIA

      Table of Contents
      Table of Contents Preface ix Acknowledgments xiii Introduction: Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Roll 1 Women-The Secret Weapon of Modern Warfare? 19 Sexual Freedom as Global Freedom? 47 Perpetual War, Real Live Coverage! 67 Innocence, Vulnerability, and Violence 109 Conclusion: Witnessing Ethics Again 151 Notes 167 Texts Cited 185 Index 195

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