Home fronts : Britain and the Empire at war, 1939-45 /

"There is increasing interest in the 'home front' during the Second World War, including issues such as how people coped with rationing, how women worked to contribute to the war effort, and how civilian morale fluctuated over time. Most studies on this subject are confined to Britain...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Crowley, Mark J. (Editor ), Dawson, Sandra Trudgen (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY : The Boydell Press, 2017.
Temas:
1900-1999
World War, 1939-1945 > Social aspects > Great Britain.
Civilians in war > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Social aspects > Commonwealth countries.
Civilians in war > Commonwealth countries > History > 20th century.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Aspect social > Grande-Bretagne.
Guerre > Participation des civils > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Aspect social > Pays du Commonwealth.
Guerre > Participation des civils > Pays du Commonwealth > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Modern > 20th Century.
Civilians in war
Social aspects
Commonwealth countries
Great Britain
Großbritannien
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"There is increasing interest in the 'home front' during the Second World War, including issues such as how people coped with rationing, how women worked to contribute to the war effort, and how civilian morale fluctuated over time. Most studies on this subject are confined to Britain, or to a single other colonial territory, neglecting the fact that Britain controlled a large Empire and that there were numerous 'home fronts', each of which contributed greatly to the war effort but each in slightly different ways. This book considers 'home fronts' from an overall imperial perspective and in a broad array of territories - Australia, Canada, India, South Africa and New Zealand as well as Britain. It examines many aspects of wartime life - food, communications, bombing, volunteering, internment and more, and discusses important themes including identity, gender, inequality, and the relationship between civilians and the state. Besides case studies outlining the detail of the situation in different territories and in different areas of life, the book assesses "home fronts" across the Empire in a comprehensive way, setting the case studies in their wider context, and placing the subject in, and advancing, the historiography."--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvii, 259 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-257) and index.
ISBN:9781787440487
1787440486

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