Secondary Literature on the Post-Cold War Period

This collection includes secondary literature on the themes covered by the Oxford Handbook on Gender, War and the Western World since 1600. We have also added select secondary literature on regions and themes the handbook does not cover. The majority of the texts are in English with some texts in French, German or Russian.

The most important wars for this period include:

  • Wars in former Yugoslavia (1991–99)
  • U.S. Wars in the Middle East (1990–)
  • Wars of Globalization
  • UN Peacekeeping / New Humanitarianism

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Froula, Anna. "9/11, Gender, and Wars without End." In The Routledge History of Gender, War, and the U.S. Military, edited by Kara Dixon Vuic, 149-163. New York: Routledge, 2018.
Gagnon, Madeleine. Anna, Jeanne, Samia. Paris: Fayard, 2001.
Galbraith, Peter. The End of Iraq: How American Incompetence Created a War without End. London: Simon & Schuster, 2006.
Gellately, Robert, and Ben Kiernan. The Specter of Genocide: Mass Murder in Historical Perspective. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Gerecke, Megan. "Explaining Sexual Violence in Conflict Situations." In Gender, War, and Militarism: Feminist Perspectives, edited by Laura Sjoberg and Sandra Via, 138-156. Praeger books online;. Westport, CT: Praeger Security International, 2010.
Giles, Wenona, and Jennifer Hyndman. Sites of Violence: Gender and Conflict Zones. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004.
Gillespie, Marie, and Alban Webb. Diasporas and Diplomacy: Cosmopolitan Contact Zones at the BBC World Service (1932-2012). New York: Routledge, 2013.
Gilman, Lisa. My Music, my War: The Listening Habits of U.S. Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2016.
Ginty, Roger Mac, and Jenny H. Peterson. The Routledge Companion to Humanitarian Action. New York: Routledge, 2015.
Goldstein, Joshua S. Winning the War on War: The Decline of Armed Conflict Worldwide. New York: Dutton, 2011.
Goodman, Robin Truth. Gender for the Warfare State: Literature of Women in Combat. New York: Routledge, 2017.
Gordon-Zolov, Terri, and Robin Rogers. "Citizen." WSQ: Women's Studies Quarterly 38, no. 1-2 (Special Issue) (2010): 1-356 .
Gray, Chris Hables. Postmodern War: The New Politics of Conflict. New York: Guilford Press, 1997.
Gutmann, Stephanie. The Kinder, Gentler Military: How Political Correctness Affects Our Ability to Win Wars. San Francisco: Encounter Books, 2001.
Hagan, John, Joshua Kaiser, and Anna Hanson. Iraq and the Crimes of Aggressive War: The Legal Cynicism of Criminal Militarism. New York, U.S.A.: Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Hagemann, Karen, Stefan Dudink, and Sonya O. Rose. The Oxford Handbook of Gender, War, and the Western World since 1600. New York: Oxford University Press, 2020.
Helms, Elissa. Innocence and Victimhood: Gender, Nation, and Women's Activism in Postwar Bosnia-Herzegovina. Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press, 2013.
Henshaw, Alexis Leanna. Why Women Rebel: Understanding Women's Participation in Armed Rebel Groups. London: Routledge, 2019.
Hersh, Seymour M. Chain of Command: The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib. New York: HarperCollins, 2004.
Herzog, Dagmar. Brutality and Desire: War and Sexuality in Europe's Twentieth Century. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Hey, Barbara, Cécile Huber, and Karin Maria Schmidlechner. Krieg, Geschlecht und Gewalt. Graz: Leykam, 1999.
Higate, Paul, and Marsha Henry. Insecure Spaces: Peacekeeping, Power and Performance in Haiti, Kosovo and Liberia. London: Zed Books, 2009.
Hilsum, Lindsey. In Extremis: The Life and Death of the War Correspondent Marie Colvin. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2018.
Hirschauer, Sabine. The Securitization of Rape: Women, War and Sexual Violence. Basingstoke, UK ; New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Hodgson, Godfrey. The Myth of American Exceptionalism. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2009.
Hoffman, Peter J., and Thomas G. Weiss. Humanitarianism, War, and Politics: Solferino to Syria and Beyond. New Millennium Books In International StudiesNew millennium books in international studies. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2018.
Hoffman, Peter J., and Thomas G. Weiss. Sword & Salve: Confronting New Wars and Humanitarian Crises. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2006.
Holm, Jeanne. Women in the Military: An Unfinished Revolution. Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1982.
Holmstedt, Kirsten. Band of Sisters: American Women at War in Iraq. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2007.
Holmstedt, Kirsten A. The Girls Come Marching Home: Stories of Women Warriors Returning from the War in Iraq. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2009.
Holzner, Brigitte M. "Wars, Bodies, and Development." In Experiencing War, edited by Christine Sylvester, 42-63. London: Routledge, 2011.
Houge, Anette Bringedal. "Sexualized War Violence: Subversive Victimization and Ignored Perpetrators." In Masculinities in the Criminological Field: Control, Vulnerability and Risk-Taking, edited by Ingrid Lander, Signe Ravn and Nina Jon, 165-186. Farnham, UK: Ashgate Publishing, 2014.
Huffman, J. Ford, and Tammy S. Schultz. The End of Don't Ask, Don't Tell: The Impact in Studies and Personal Essays by Service Members and Veterans. Quantico, VA: Marine Corps University Press, 2012.

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