Militarism is being globalized today, not only because weapons are being traded worldwide, but because certain ideas about femininity and masculinity are being promoted and absorbed globally. Who is presumed to be the protector? Who is taught to be grateful to be the protected? Written by one of the worlds leading feminist scholars, this masterful and provocative book considers how womens desires to be patriotic yet feminine and mens fears of being feminized have been exploited to globalize militarismand thus what it will take to roll back militarization anywhere. Through explorations of how governments think so narrowly about national security, of how postwar reconstruction efforts have marginalized women, of how ideas about feminization were used to humiliate male prisoners in Abu Ghraib, and of why camo has become a fashion statement, Cynthia Enloe unravels militarisms both blatant and subtle workings. Focusing her lens on the big picture of international politics and on the small picture of womens and mens complex everyday lives, Enloe challenges us to recognize militarism in all its forms.