Cultivating Victory : The Women's Land Army and the Victory Garden Movement /

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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Gowdy-Wygant, Cecilia (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2013]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Women's Land Army (Great Britain)
Women's Land Army (Great Britain) > History.
Women's Land Army (U.S.) > History.
Victory gardens.
HISTORY > General.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Horticulture.
GARDENING > Vegetables.
GARDENING > Reference.
GARDENING > Essays.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
Victory gardens > Great Britain > History.
Victory gardens > United States > History.
United States.
Great Britain.
History.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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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. --
Descripción Física:1 online resource (240 pages).
ISBN:9780822978572

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