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Cultivating victory : the Women's Land Army and the Victory Garden movement /
A study of the sea change brought about in politics, society, and gender roles during World Wars I and II by campaigns to recruit Women's Land Armies in Great Britain and the United States to cultivate victory gardens. The author compares and contrasts the outcomes of war in both nations as see...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Pittsburgh :
University of Pittsburgh Press,
[2013]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | A study of the sea change brought about in politics, society, and gender roles during World Wars I and II by campaigns to recruit Women's Land Armies in Great Britain and the United States to cultivate victory gardens. The author compares and contrasts the outcomes of war in both nations as seen through women's ties to labor, agriculture, the home, and the environment. The book sheds light on the cultural legacies left by the Women's Land Armies and their major role in shaping national and personal identities. -- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (240 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-219) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780822978572 0822978571 1322068666 9781322068664 0822966654 9780822966654 |