From the battlefront to the bridal suite : media coverage of British war brides, 1942-1946 /

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"Friedman reexamines the stories surrounding the influx of British war brides brought back to the United States by American GIs after WWII with a focus on media representations of sexuality and marriage in wartime, showing how mass media interpretations turned from public suspicion of war bride...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Friedman, Barbara G., 1963-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2007.
Subjects:
1939-1945
War brides > Press coverage > United States.
War brides > Press coverage > Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945 > Women > Press coverage.
World War, 1939-1945 > Social aspects > United States.
World War, 1939-1945 > Social aspects > Great Britain.
Épouses de guerre > Couverture de presse > États-Unis.
Épouses de guerre > Couverture de presse > Grande-Bretagne.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Femmes > Couverture de presse.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Aspect social > Grande-Bretagne.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Journalism.
Women
Press coverage
Social aspects
Women > Press coverage
Great Britain
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The British war brides
  • Morality, marriage, and British hospitality
  • Can she be trusted? The war bride in armed services publications
  • In newspapers, waiting wives and pioneers
  • In magazines, "American husbands are A1"
  • Wedding bells in a war circle.

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