Daughter, mother, soldier : military culture and the woman warrior.
The image of the female combatant in different cultures is starkly different. In some historical accounts, they have been celebrated for their bravery and competence. In others, they have been condemned and abhorred. Many arguments regarding the participation of women as combatant have since ensued....
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author | Li, Adrianne Yahui. |
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description | The image of the female combatant in different cultures is starkly different. In some historical accounts, they have been celebrated for their bravery and competence. In others, they have been condemned and abhorred. Many arguments regarding the participation of women as combatant have since ensued. Most simply attempts to put forth the possibility of accommodation in the military for women. While these debates are still very much dynamic, the lack of understanding the actual barriers to women warriors is evident. |
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spelling | ntu-10356/144312020-11-01T08:27:09Z Daughter, mother, soldier : military culture and the woman warrior. Li, Adrianne Yahui. Loo, Bernard Fook Weng S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Social sciences The image of the female combatant in different cultures is starkly different. In some historical accounts, they have been celebrated for their bravery and competence. In others, they have been condemned and abhorred. Many arguments regarding the participation of women as combatant have since ensued. Most simply attempts to put forth the possibility of accommodation in the military for women. While these debates are still very much dynamic, the lack of understanding the actual barriers to women warriors is evident. Master of Science (Strategic Studies) 2008-11-13T09:19:43Z 2008-11-13T09:19:43Z 2004 2004 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10356/14431 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf |
spellingShingle | DRNTU::Social sciences Li, Adrianne Yahui. Daughter, mother, soldier : military culture and the woman warrior. |
title | Daughter, mother, soldier : military culture and the woman warrior. |
title_full | Daughter, mother, soldier : military culture and the woman warrior. |
title_fullStr | Daughter, mother, soldier : military culture and the woman warrior. |
title_full_unstemmed | Daughter, mother, soldier : military culture and the woman warrior. |
title_short | Daughter, mother, soldier : military culture and the woman warrior. |
title_sort | daughter mother soldier military culture and the woman warrior |
topic | DRNTU::Social sciences |
url | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/14431 |
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