Men at Work The Working Man in British Culture, 1939–1945
Description
Men at Work explores the cultural portrayal of four essential wartime occupations: agriculture, industry, firefighting and the mercantile marine. In analysing a broad spectrum of wartime media (most notably film, radio and visual culture) it establishes a clear hierarchy of masculine roles in British culture during the Second World War.
Keywords
HistorySocial HistoryEuropeGreat BritainWars & ConflictsWorld War IIModernSocial ScienceGender StudiesEthnic StudiesEuropean StudiesAnthropologyCultural & Social
2015Book
Author(s)Linsey Robb
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9781137527462
LanguageEnglish
