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Gender and political identities in Scotland, 1919-1939 /

This work offers a unique contribution to gender and Scottish history breaking new ground on several fronts: there is no history of inter-war women in Scotland, very little labour or popular political history and virtually nothing published on women, the home and family. This book is a history of wo...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hughes, Annmarie
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2010.
Series:Scottish historical review monographs series ; no. 17.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • COVER; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Usurpers of Men? Gender, Work and Political Identities; 2. Socialist Women, the ILP and the 'Politics of the Kitchen'; 3. Class Fragmentation: Respectability, Religion and Residence; 4. 'A Docile Workforce'? Women, Work and Political Identity; 5. Socialist Women, Feminists and Feminism; 6. The Politics of Marriages of Conflict; 7. Marriage, Mothering and Political Identity; 8. Gender and the Politics of Everyday Life; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.