War and gender: how gender shapes the war system and vice versa

1. A puzzle: the cross-cultural consistency of gender roles in war 2. Women warriors: the historical record of female combatants 3. Bodies: the biology of individual gender 4. Groups: bonding, hierarchy, and social identity 5. Heroes: the making of militarised masculinity 6. Conquests: sex, rape, and exploitation in wartime 7. Reflections: the mutuality of gender and war.