When the War Was Over Contributor(s): Duchen, Claire (Editor), Bandhauer-Schoffmann, Irene (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0718501802 ISBN-13: 9780718501808 Publisher: Continuum OUR PRICE: $158.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2000 Annotation: Popular images of post-war women represent them welcoming home the soldiers, but this volume asks, "What happened next?" The contributors use a range of methodological approaches to encourage the reader to question traditional historiography, the nature of historical evidence, the process of memory, and the disparities between official discourse and personal narrative, and between written, visual, and oral accounts. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History - Social Science | Women's Studies |
Dewey: 305.4 |
LCCN: 00021836 |
Physical Information: 0.58" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.85 lbs) 274 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 1950's - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
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Publisher Description: Popular images of post-war women represent them welcoming home the soldiers, but this volume asks, What happened next?The contributors use a range of methodological approaches to encourage the reader to question traditional historiography, the nature of the historical evidence, the process of memory, and the disparities between official discourse and personal narrative, and between written, visual and oral accounts. |