Enlisting masculinity the construction of gender in U.S. military recruiting advertising during the all-volunteer force

Based on an analysis of more than 300 print advertisements as well as television commercials and recruiting websites, this book explores how the US military branches have deployed gender and, in particular, ideas about masculinity to sell military service to potential recruits during the all-volunte...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brown, Melissa T.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2012, 2012
Series:Oxford studies in gender and international relations / Oxford studies in gender and international relations
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Based on an analysis of more than 300 print advertisements as well as television commercials and recruiting websites, this book explores how the US military branches have deployed gender and, in particular, ideas about masculinity to sell military service to potential recruits during the all-volunteer force
Physical Description:240 p.
ISBN:9780199933105
0199933103