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Whither class in critical military studies?

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Although it is often mentioned, social class is rarely deployed as an overarching heuristic for studying the military nor militarism within Critical Military Studies, both as a discipline and journal. This represents a significant departure from older ‘critical’ (i.e. Marxist) approaches to militari...

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ISSN: 2333-7486 2333-7494
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