Gender, Labour, War and Empire

Essays on Modern Britain

• Author(s): Philippa Levine, Susan R. Grayzel,
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Pages: 282
• ISBN_10: 0230521193
  ISBN_13: 9780230521193
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / General , History / Europe / General , History / Europe / Great Britain / General , History / Modern / General , History / Civilization , History / Social History , Political Science / International Relations / General , Social Science / Sociology / General , Social Science / Women's Studies , Social Science / Gender Studies , Social Science / Race & Ethnic Relations ,

Description:... This is 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.