Globalization and Militarism: Feminists Make the Link Book

This was such a great read. Enloe is clear, articulate, and really thoughtful. She manages to explain and convey really complex topics in a simple way, and brings the attention of the reader closer to the ideas and reflections; and this is what a good non-fiction piece is for me.

In this work, Enloe starts by explaining that if one wants to better understand the work of the feminist, one needs to differentiate between notions of "masculine" and "feminine", and "masculinization" and "feminization". Masculine and feminine are constructs (social, philosophical, ideological, and cultural), whereas masculinization and feminization are process, carried by the same structures (cultural, economic, and so on). This is only with that understanding that one can slowly interrogate and unravel the ways in which notions of masculine and feminine are present in our societies.
Drawing for her experience, testimonies, and research, Enloe unravels the towering complexity of those notions, as they are, more than "simple" gendered-binaries, the mirror of a variety of institutions (whether public or private). The book offers tools and examples to carry that feminist work that she speaks of, and ways to decipher the inner workings of masculinization and feminization.
Each chapter is focused on one theme yet linked by overarching narratives (globalization and militarization), and in each, Enloe skillfully questions and deconstructs the nefarious consequences of "masculinized" policies and decisions.

Although not well versed in feminist literature, but avid reader of geopolitics, I was pleasantly surprised by everything that I have learned.

Highly recommended book.