Men in reserve : British civilian masculinities in the Second World War /

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'Men in Reserve' provides the first nationwide study of the reserved occupations, bringing together a wide range of sources including new oral histories, autobiographies, archive, visual and film materials.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Pattinson, Juliette (Autor), Robb, Linsey, 1986- (Autor), McIvor, Arthur (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2017.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Social conditions.
Social aspects.
Men > Social conditions.
Masculinity.
HISTORY > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Aspect social > Grande-Bretagne.
Masculinite > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Hommes > Grande-Bretagne > Conditions sociales > 20e siecle.
World War, 1939-1945 > Social aspects > Great Britain.
Masculinity > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Men > Great Britain > Social conditions > 20th century.
Great Britain.
Grande-Bretagne > Conditions sociales > 20e siecle.
Great Britain > Social conditions > 20th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Series Information
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • 1 Men in reserve: recovering the civilian man
  • The soldier hero and the invisible male civilian
  • Reclaiming the "worker hero"
  • Invisibility in academia and in the archives
  • The interview sample
  • Structure of the book
  • Notes
  • 2 Raising an "industrial army": the policy of reservation in the First and Second World Wars
  • "Starred men": reservation in the First World War
  • "Scrimjacks" and "scrimshanks": the 1939 (Provisional) Schedule of Reserved Occupations
  • Reservation during the Phoney War
  • Bevin and the mobilisation of manpower
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • 3 "Making a contribution to the war effort": reactions to reserved status, masculinity and the military
  • "Have you done your bit?": the desire to enlist
  • "You're wasting my effing time . . .": attempts to enlist in the military
  • "The making of me": experiences in the military
  • "I'm not a pacifist but . . .": disinterest in military life
  • "We did something to stop the Germans": valuing contributions to the war effort
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • 4 Grafters, not shirkers: reserved men at work
  • Masculinities at work before the Second World War
  • Forging Stakhanovites: the pressures of wartime work
  • "Quids in": the rewards of wartime work
  • Validating masculinity: skill, strength and expertise
  • "Women flooded in": reserved men, female labour and dilution
  • Squaring up to management: masculinity, trade unions and strikes
  • ConclusionNotes
  • 5 Bodies on the line: risk, health and manliness
  • "Made of iron": work and the body
  • Under surveillance: honing, disciplining and regulating the reserved body
  • "He too is a warrior facing danger every day": accidents, risk and the body
  • "There was no health and safety": risk and male work cultures in wartime
  • "With no regard for ... the welfare of the workmen": unhealthy, dirty and toxic work
  • "We were targets": war production and aerial bombardment
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • 6 Outside the factory gates: reserved life on the home front
  • "I had work to do": the disavowal of wartime leisure
  • Facing a different kind of enemy: sport on the home front
  • "It wasn't a gay time but ... ": the pursuit of pleasure in wartime
  • "Apart from the Blitz it was a nice time": the incursions of war
  • "Wanted to have a go": service in civil defence
  • All the girls prefer a soldier: romance and the reserved man
  • Conclusions
  • Notes
  • 7 Forgotten: the missing legacy of Britain's reserved occupations

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