International Politics from a Gender Perspective

Author: Li Yingtao
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: China was once a semi-colonial country, with over a hundred years of humiliating history of imperialist aggression. We deeply understand that a backward nation will suffer. Therefore, we need a developed economy and a strong defense force, but this is only for self-defense and to resist invasion. China will not threaten other countries. If the Chinese government threatens other countries after China becomes strong, every Chinese woman will stand up first to oppose it. This book takes gender as an entry point, starting from the status of women in realist international political theory and the reality of women's participation in international political decision-making. It incorporates the research methods of feminist empiricists and focuses on exploring the relationships between men and women, and between nations, in the international community. It criticizes the "hegemonic masculinity" in realist international politics and attempts to find new ways to break the binary opposition between these two and pursue equality, peace, and development.