Gender, Labour, War and Empire: Essays on Modern Britain
Description
A lively collection of essays on the cultures of nineteenth and twentieth-century Britain. Topics range from prostitution and slavery to the effect of war on fashion magazine reporting to inter-racial marriage in the postwar years. Particular areas of focus include the Second World War, its legacies and the reactions to postwar decolonization.
Keywords
WOMEN_GREAT BRITAINCIVILIZATION, MODERN_20TH CENTURYGREAT BRITAIN_SOCIAL CONDITIONSGREAT BRITAIN_COLONIES_HISTORYGREAT BRITAIN_RACE RELATIONSGREAT BRITAIN_FOREIGN RELATIONS_20TH CENTURY
2008Book
Author(s)Susan R. Grayzel, Philippa Levine
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN9780230521193
LanguageEnglish
