Of little comfort : war widows, fallen soldiers, and the remaking of nation after the Great War /

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During and especially after World War I, the millions of black-clad widows on the streets of Europe's cities were a constant reminder that war caused carnage on a vast scale. But widows were far more than just a reminder of the war's fallen soldiers; they were literal and figurative actres...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kuhlman, Erika A., 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, ©2012.
Subjects:
1900 - 1999
World War, 1914-1918 > Women.
War widows > Government policy > United States > History > 20th century.
War widows > Government policy > Germany > History > 20th century.
War widows > Government policy > Western countries > History > 20th century.
World War, 1914-1918 > Social aspects > United States.
World War, 1914-1918 > Social aspects > Germany.
Nationalism > History > 20th century.
Transnationalism > History > 20th century.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Femmes.
Veuves de guerre > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Veuves de guerre > Politique gouvernementale > Allemagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Veuves de guerre > Politique gouvernementale > Occident > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Aspect social > Allemagne.
Nationalisme > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Transnationalisme > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Military > World War I.
Nationalism
Social aspects
Social conditions
Transnationalism
Women
Weltkrieg
Kriegerwitwe
Soldat.
Witwe.
Weltkrieg.
Första världskriget 1914-1918 > kvinnor.
Första världskriget 1914-1918 > sociala aspekter > Förenta staterna.
Första världskriget 1914-1918 > sociala aspekter > Tyskland.
Krigsänkor > statlig politik > historia > Förenta staterna > 1900-talet.
Krigsänkor > statlig politik > historia > Tyskland > 1900-talet.
Nationalism > historia > 1900-talet.
United States > Social conditions > 1918-1932.
Germany > Social conditions > 1918-1933.
États-Unis > Conditions sociales > 1918-1932.
Allemagne > Conditions sociales > 1918-1933.
Germany
United States
Western countries
Deutschland
USA
Deutschland.
USA.
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • An Army of Widows
  • Trostlose Stunden : German War Widows
  • The War Widows' Romance : Victory and Loss in the United States
  • The Transnationalization of Soldiers, Widows, and War Relief
  • "The Other Trench" : Remarriage, Pronatalism, and the Rebirthing of the Nation
  • Epilogue.

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