Bananas, Beaches and Bases

Making Feminist Sense of International Politics

Author: Cynthia H. Enloe
ISBN: 9780520229129

"I have no hesitation in describing Bananas, Beaches and Bases as the most significant book in contemporary feminist International Politics. Each time I re-visit it, I am taken aback by its profound implications for both feminism and International Politics. The deceptively provocative question at its core--'where are the women?'--irrevocably transforms our views about what the central and important landscape of global politics is. In my view, it is the essential text not only for feminist International Politics courses but for anyone interested in starting to understand just how International Politics really works."--Marysia Zalewski, author of Feminism After Postmodernism: Theorising Through Practice"A new edition of Bananas, Beaches, and Bases is cause for cosmic good cheer. This trailblazing treatment of the gender politics of global market and military projects is a feminist classic. Always ahead of the curve, before globalization had achieved cache in academic circles Enloe was th

Publisher: University of California Press
Publish Date: 2000

Subjects: Social Science / Gender Studies

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: Global Feminism)