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Gender, modernity, and the popular press in inter-war Britain /

Journalists often claim that they write the first draft of history, but few historians examine the press in detail when preparing later drafts. This book demonstrates the value of popular newspapers as a historical source by using them to explore the attitudes and identites of inter-war Britain, and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bingham, Adrian
Formato: Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford ; New York : Clarendon ; Oxford University Press, 2004.
Colección:Oxford historical monographs.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. The evolution of the popular daily press
  • 2. The discourse of modernity
  • 3. Traditional duties : housewife, mother, consumer
  • 4. Reshaping the political sphere : the female voter
  • 5. The gendered gaze : fashion, the female body, and sexual morality
  • 6. Patriotism and citizenship : the gendered languages of war and peace
  • 7. Masculinity : ideals and anxieties
  • Appendix The women's pages.