The sexual economy of war : discipline and desire in the U.S. Army / Andrew Byers.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : society, sexuality, and the U.S. Army in the early twentieth-century -- "Conduct of a nature to bring discredit upon the military service" : Fort Riley, Kansas, 1898-1940 -- "Benevolent assimilation" and the dangers of the tropics : the American occupation of the Philippines, 1898-1918 -- "Come back clean" : Camp Beauregard and the Commission on Training Camp Activities (ctca) in Louisiana, 1917-1919 -- "Complete continence is wholly possible" : the U.S. Army in France and Germany, 1917-1923 -- The "racial (and sexual) maelstrom" in Hawaii, 1909-1940 -- Conclusion : ongoing concerns with soldiers' sexualities and sexual cultures.

"Discusses how during the first four decades of the twentieth century the U.S. Army regulated almost all forms of sexual behavior and expressions by soldiers and uses the concept of a sexual economy of war to highlight the interconnectedness of everything from homosexuality to rape and sexual violence"-- Provided by publisher.

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