Sexing the Soldier takes a critical look at how gender - what it means to be a man or a woman - is understood within the contemporary British Army, and the political and practical consequences of this. Drawing on original research, this informaive volume looks at:
the history and structure of the British Army as a masculine institution
personnel policies which deal with gender issues
the construction of ideas about military masculinities and femininities within the Army
media representations of the figure of the soldier.
Using case studies...
Sexing the Soldier takes a critical look at how gender - what it means to be a man or a woman - is understood within the contemporary British Army,...
