""Motherhood" and "military" are often viewed as dichotomous concepts, with the former symbolizing feminine ideals and expectations, and the latter suggesting masculine ideals and norms. Mothers, Military, and Society contributes to a growing body of research that disrupts this false dichotomy. This interdisciplinary and international volume explores the many ways in which mothers and the military converse, align, contest, and intersect in society. Through various chapters that include in-depth case studies, theoretical perspectives and personal narratives, this book offers insights into the complex relationship between motherhood and military in ways that will engage both academic and non-academic readers alike."-- Provided by publisher.

Mothers, military, and society in conversation -- Tropes of the U.S. military mother: a feminist analysis -- Mothers, martyrs, and messages of eternity in the popular culture of Pakistan -- Military moms in the spotlight: what media attention on mothers in the U.S. military means for public policy -- Connecting the past and future through contemporary discourses of motherhood and militarism in Canada: bomb girls and continuum -- Public grief is maternal: the gendered discourse of Israeli military bereavement -- Mom wore combat boots: an autoethnography of a military sociologist -- Choosing motherhood in the U.S. air force -- You can't have a baby in the army! and other myths of moms in military service.