Security Disarmed: Critical Perspectives on Gender, Race, and Militarization

The editors define militarization as "how societies become dependent on and imbued by the logic of military institutions, in ways that permeate language, popular culture, economic priorities, education systems, government policies, and national values and identities" (p.4), and militarizat...

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Published in:Contemporary Sociology 2009, Vol.38 (4), p.386-387
Main Authors: Bonkiewicz, Luke, Frost, Ashley, Koon-Magnin, Sarah, McIntosh, Kadian, Rosell, Laura, Simon, Richard M, Tucker, Catherine
Format: Review
Language:English
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International relations
Popular culture
War
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Summary:The editors define militarization as "how societies become dependent on and imbued by the logic of military institutions, in ways that permeate language, popular culture, economic priorities, education systems, government policies, and national values and identities" (p.4), and militarization is critically examined with an eye to bringing about a more peaceful society.
ISSN:0094-3061
1939-8638