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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Randall, Amy E. Genocide and Gender in the Twentieth Century: A Comparative Survey. London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2015.
Ranharter, Katherine. Gender Equality and Development After Violent Conflict: The Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Houndmills, U.K. : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Riley, Robin Lee. Depicting the Veil: Transnational Sexism and the War on Terror. London: Zed Books, 2013.
Riley, Robin L., Chandra Talpade Mohanty, and Minnie Bruce Pratt. Feminism and War: Confronting U.S. Imperialism. London: Zed Books, 2008.
Rittner, Carol, and John K. Roth. Rape: Weapon of War and Genocide. St. Paul, MN: Paragon House, 2012.
Rivas, Enrique Madrazo, and Sara Selva Ortiz. La Crisis en Oriente Medio y la Transformación de la Sociedad Internacional. Madrid, Spain: Madrid Fundación Universitaria San Pablo CEU imp., 2018.
Robinson, Paul. Military Honour and the Conduct of War: From Ancient Greece to Iraq. London; New York: Routledge, 2006.
Rushton, Patricia. Gulf War Nurses: Personal Accounts of 14 Americans, 1990-1991 and 2003-2010. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2011.
Sadiqi, Fatima. Women's Movements in Post-"Arab Spring" North Africa. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Sandhoff, Michelle, and Mady Wechsler Segal. "Women in the US Military: The Evolution of Gender Norms and Military Requirements." In The Modern American Military, edited by David Kennedy, 273-294. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013.
Sarzynski, Sarah. Revolution in the Terra Do Sol: The Cold War in Brazil. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2018.
Scannel-Desch, Elizabeth, and Mary Ellen Doherty. Nurses in War: Voices from Iraq and Afghanistan. New York: Springer Pub. Co, 2012.
Scheipers, Sibylle. Prisoners in War. Oxford UK: Oxford University Press, 2010.
Scheper-Hughes, Nancy, and Philippe Bourgois. Violence in War and Peace. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing, 2004.
Schmidt, Bettina E., and Ingo W. Schroeder. Anthropology of Violence and Conflict. London ; New York: Routledge, 2001.
Schnabel, Albrecht, and Anara Tabyshalieva. Defying Victimhood: Women and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding. Tokyo: United Nations University Press, 2012.
Schulte, Regina. Die verkehrte Welt des Krieges: Studien zu Geschlecht, Religion und Tod. Frankfurt am Main: Campus, 1998.
Secunda, Eugene, and Terence P. Moran. Selling War to America: From the Spanish American War to the Global War on Terror. Westport, CT: Praeger Security International, 2007.
Segal, David R., Mady Wechsler Segal, and Bradford Booth. "Gender and Sexual Orientation Diversity in Modern Military Forces: Cross-National Patterns." In Beyond Zero Tolerance: Discrimination in Military Culture, edited by Mary Fainsod Katzenstein and Judith Reppy, 225-250. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1999.
Segall, Kimberly Wedeven. Performing Democracy in Iraq and South Africa: Gender, Media, and Resistance. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 2013.
Shackel, Rita, and Lucy Fiske. Rethinking Transitional Gender Justice: Transformative Approaches in Post-Conflict Settings. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
T. Sharpley-Whiting, Denean, and Renée T. White. Spoils of War: Women of Color, Cultures, and Revolutions. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 1997.
Shepherd, Laura J. Gender, UN Peacebuilding, and the Politics of Space: Locating Legitimacy. New York: Oxford University Press, 2017.
Simić, Olivera. Silenced Victims of Wartime Sexual Violence. London: Routledge, 2018.
Simon, Rita James. Women in the Military (Book 2017). London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
Simons, G. L. They Destroyed Iraq and Called it Freedom. Surrey, UK: Legacy, 2008.
Sjoberg, Laura. Gender, War, and Conflict. Malden, MA: Polity Press, 2014.
Sjoberg, Laura. Gendering Global Conflict: Toward a Feminist Theory of War. New York: Columbia University Press, 2013.
Sjoberg, Laura, and Caron E. Gentry. Mothers, Monsters, Whores: Women's Violence in Global Politics. London: Zed Books, 2007.
Sjoberg, Laura, and Caron E. Gentry. "Triple Transgressions at Abu Ghraib." In Mothers, Monsters, Whores: Women's Violence in Global Politics, 58-87. London: Zed Books, 2007.
Sjoberg, Laura. Women as Wartime Rapists: Beyond Sensation and Stereotyping. New York: New York University Press, 2017.
Skaine, Rosemarie. Women in Combat: A Reference Handbook In Contemporary world issues; Variation: Contemporary world issues. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2011.
Skekhawat, Seema. Gender, Conflict, Peace, and UNSC Resolution 1325. Lanham; Boulder; New York : Lexington Books, 2018.
Skjelsbæk, Inger, and Dan Smith. Gender, Peace and Conflict. London: Sage, 2001.
Smith, Angela K., and Sandra Barkhof. War Experience and Memory in Global Cultures Since 1914. New York: Routledge, 2018.
Sterner, Doris M. In and Out of Harm's Way: A History of the Navy Nurse Corps. Seattle: Peanut Butter Publishing , 1997.

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