Victory girls, khaki-wackies, and patriotutes : the regulation of female sexuality during World War II /
"Victory Girls, Khaki-Wackies, and Patriotutes offers a counter-narrative to the story of Rosie the Riveter, the icon of female patriotism during World War II. With her fist defiantly raised and her shirtsleeves rolled up, Rosie was an asexual warrior on the homefront. But thousands of women su...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
New York University Press,
©2008.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The long arm of the state
- Prelude to war
- "Reservoirs of infection": science, medicine, and contagious bodies
- "A buffer of whores": military and social ambivalence about sexuality and gender
- "Spell 'IT' to the marines": the contradictory messages of popular culture
- Behind the lines: the war against women.