Motherhood and War: International Perspectives

270 Pages·2014·1.132 MB·English

by  Dana Cooper, Claire Phelan (eds.)

Motherhood and War
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Motherhood and War
International Perspectives
Edited by Dana Cooper and Claire Phelan
MOTHERHOOD AND WAR
Copyright © Dana Cooper and Claire Phelan, 2014.
Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2014 978-1-137-43795-2
All rights reserved.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Motherhood and war : international perspectives / edited by Dana
Cooper and Claire Phelan.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Women and
war. 2. Mothers of soldiers. 3. Mothers of war casualties. 4. Women
soldiers— Family relationships. 5. Mother and child. 6. Women in war.
I. Cooper, Dana, 1977– , editor of compilation. II. Phelan, Claire,
editor of compilation. III. Title.
JZ6405.W66M65 2017
306.874'3088355—d c23 2014002899
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For my precious son,
Christian
For my mother and father,
Pauline and Raymond Horton
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Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Prologue: Mother xi
Amitabh Vikram Dwivedi
1 Introduction: The Shenandoah Doctrine:
Sons, Soldiers, and Service to the Nation 1
Dana Cooper
2 Mothers, Warfare, and Captivity in the Eastern
Woodlands of North America, 1607–1 763 15
John J. Navin
3 Sailing Sons: The Personal Consequences of
Impressment 45
Claire Phelan
4 Las Madres Guerreras: Testimonial Writing on
Militant Motherhood in Latin America 61
Tracy Crowe Morey and Cristina Santos
5 The Women’s Resistance Movement in Argentina:
Las Madres de Plaza de Mayo 85
Elena Shabliy
6 Japanese Mothers and Rural Settlement in
Wartime Manchukuo: Gendered Reflections of
Labor and Productivity in Manshû Gurafu
(Manchuria Graph), 1936–4 3 95
Annika A. Culver
7 Dear Okāsan . . . : An Analysis of Farewell Letters
from Kamikaze Pilots to Their Mothers 115
Salvador Jimenez Murguia and Benjamin A. Peters
viii Contents
8 Social Trauma and Motherhood in Postwar Spain 127
Lorraine Ryan
9 Barbara Hepworth and War: Themes of Motherhood
and Sacrifice in Hepworth’s Madonna and Child,
St. Ives Parish Church 145
Lyrica Taylor
10 War Opponents and Proponents: Israeli Military
Mothers from Rivka Guber to “Four Mothers” 159
Udi Lebel
11 Reproducing a Culture of Martyrdom: The Role of
the Palestinian Mother in Discourse Construction,
Transmission, and Legitimization 181
Michael Loadenthal
12 Motherhood as a Space of Political Activism: Iraqi
Mothers and the Religious Narrative of Karbala 207
Fatin Shabbar
13 Mothers and Memory: Suffering, Survival, and
Sustainability in Somali Clan Wars 225
Mohamed Haji Ingiriis
14 Grieving US Mothers and the Political Representations of
Protest during the Iraq War and Beyond 241
Francis Shor
Notes on Contributors 253
Index 259
Acknowledgments
Dana Cooper
My interest in women’s history has been a back- door journey
of sheer luck and constant discovery. For all women, irrespective of
nation or era, known and yet to be discovered, thank you for your
contributions to and shaping of history.
I would also like to acknowledge the exceptional collegiality and
great friendships I have been so lucky to enjoy at Stephen F. Austin
State University. The Department of History, College of Liberal and
Applied Arts, and Gender Studies Advisory Board have provided gen-
erous support and encouraged me on innumerable occasions. Rare are
such personal and professional relationships, for which I am incredibly
thankful.
Claire Phelan
I first became interested in the subject of impressment as a graduate
student of Gene A. Smith at Texas Christian University. His enthusi-
astic mentorship of my career continues to this day, and I am honored
to count him as both a close friend and trusted advisor.
I would also like to acknowledge the generous support given to
me by the University of Mary Hardin- Baylor. Provost Steve Oldham
and Dean Danny Mynatt have encouraged me at every turn, and I am
indeed indebted to them. I also consider myself extremely fortunate to
be a member of the Department of History and Political Science led
by Department Chair David Chrisman. A happier group of people
would be hard to find.
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We would both also like to recognize our friends at Palgrave Mac-
millan: Editorial Assistant Mike Aperauch and Senior Editor Chris
Chappell. Both have worked tirelessly on our behalf and we are most
grateful.