Bananas, Beaches, and Bases

Bananas, Beaches and Bases: Making Feminist Sense of International Politics

This book is a classic work in the contemporary feminist school of international relations. The author reflects deeply on gender inequality in the postmodern world and argues that gender discrimination remains a widespread problem today. By examining the realities of women in tourism, food processing, and overseas employment, the book demonstrates how women from different walks of life are connected to the workings of the modern international relations system, safeguarding their national and personal interests.
The book uses numerous vivid case studies, including those of women washing bananas at Chiquita Foods, women traveling freely around the world, women working and living near U.S. military bases overseas, domestic workers in the Persian Gulf, the Miss World pageant, Latino actresses in Hollywood, and Pan Am flight attendants. The author uses fluent and elegant prose to detail the hidden realities of these modern and contemporary women, enhancing not only the readability of the content but also the power of the book's theoretical discussions.
This book aims to allow readers to see how these commonplace gender discriminations in the modern world play out in international relations. The author hopes that through this book, international relations research will listen more to women's voices, pay attention to women's unique interests, and break the bias in international relations research that power and gender are unrelated.

2021-06-01

上海人民出版社

Shanghai People's Publishing House·Know the World

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9787208170568