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Bananas, Beaches and Bases shows how thousands of women tailor their marriages to fit the demands of state secrecy; how foreign policy would grind to a halt without secretaries to handle money transfers or arms shipments; and how women are working in hotels and factories around the world in order to service their governments' debts.
Enloe also challenges common assumptions about what constitutes "international politics." She explains, for example, how turning tacos and sushi into bland fast foods affects relations between affluent and developing countries, and why a multinational banana company needs the brothel outside its gates. And she argues that shopping at Benneton, wearing Levis, working as a nanny (or employing one) or planning a vacation are all examples of foreign policy in action.
Bananas, Beaches and Bases does not ignore our curiosity about arms dealers, the President's men or official secrets. But it shows why these conventional clues are not sufficient for understanding how the international political system works. In exposing policymakers' reliance on false notions of "feminity" and "masculinity," Enloe dismantles a seemingly overwhelming world system, exposing it to be much more fragile and open to change than we are usually led to believe.]]> 314088 3.86 21 4 1992 5939647 0140222294 9780140222296 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5939647.Ethnic_Soldiers 0.0 0 314088 3.86 21 4 1980 1882362 0820305073 9780820305073 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1882362.Ethnic_Soldiers 0.0 0 314088 3.86 21 4 1982 5303976 0861047044 9780861047048 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5303976.Does_Khaki_Become_You_ 0.0 0 314088 3.86 21 4 1983 575061 0679302751 9780679302759 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/575061.The_Politics_of_Pollution_in_a_Comparative_Perspective_Ecology_and_Power_in_Four_Nations 0.0 0 314088 3.86 21 4 1975 1226658 0819153591 9780819153593 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182049464m/1226658.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182049464s/1226658.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1226658.Ethnic_Conflict_and_Political_Development 0.0 0 314088 3.86 21 4 1973