Militarizing Men : Gender, Conscription and War in Post-Soviet Russia

• Author: Eichler, Maya.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (512 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

A state's ability to maintain mandatory conscription and wage war rests on the idea that a ""real man"" is one who has served in the military. Yet masculinity has no inherent ties to militarism. The link between men and the military, argues Maya Eichler, must be produced and reproduced in order to fill the ranks, engage in combat, and mobilize the population behind war. In the context of Russia's post-communist transition and the Chechen wars, men's militarization has been challenged and reinforced. Eichler uncovers the challenges by exploring widespread draft evasion and d

Table of Contents

Cover; Copyright; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Personal and Public Politics of Militarizing Men; 1 Gender and Militarization in the Soviet Union; 2 Militarized Masculinity and State Leadership in the Russian-Chechen Wars; 3 The Societal Crisis of Militarized Masculinity: Conscription, Economic Transformation, and the Russian-Chechen Wars; 4 The Soldiers' Mothers Movement: Contesting and Reproducing Militarized Gender Roles; 5 Veterans of the Chechen Wars: Questionable Warriors or a Model of Masculinity?

Conclusion: Masculinity, Soldiering, and War in Post-Soviet RussiaNotes; Referencees; Index