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The Sexual Economy of War Discipline and Desire in the U.S. Army
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The Sexual Economy of War [electronic resource] : Discipline and Desire in the U.S. Army / Andrew Byers.
ISBN
1501736450
9781501736452
9781501736469
Published
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2019. (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015)
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1 online resource (1 online resource.)
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Summary
"Discusses how during the first four decades of the twentieth century the U.S. Army regulated almost all forms of sexual behavior and expressions by soldiers and uses the concept of a sexual economy of war to highlight the interconnectedness of everything from homosexuality to rape and sexual violence"-- Provided by publisher.
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Project MUSE - 2019 Complete
Project MUSE - 2019 History
Other formats
Print version: Byers, Andrew, author. Sexual economy of war Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2019
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 09, 2019
Series
Battlegrounds : Cornell studies in military history
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction : society, sexuality, and the U.S. Army in the early twentieth-century
"Conduct of a nature to bring discredit upon the military service" : Fort Riley, Kansas, 1898-1940
"Benevolent assimilation" and the dangers of the tropics : the American occupation of the Philippines, 1898-1918
"Come back clean" : Camp Beauregard and the Commission on Training Camp Activities (ctca) in Louisiana, 1917-1919
"Complete continence is wholly possible" : the U.S. Army in France and Germany, 1917-1923
The "racial (and sexual) maelstrom" in Hawaii, 1909-1940
Conclusion : ongoing concerns with soldiers' sexualities and sexual cultures.
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