Reconstructing Women's Wartime Lives: Discourse and Subjectivity in Oral Histories of the Second World War

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Reconstructing Women's Wartime Lives: Discourse and Subjectivity in Oral Histories of the Second World War
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Penny Summerfield
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:338
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
Category/GenreWorld history
Second world war
ISBN/Barcode 9780719044618
ClassificationsDewey:305.409044
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Illustrations, black & white

Publishing Details

Publisher Manchester University Press
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publication Date 6 August 1998
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Examines the effects of the Second World War on women's sense of themselves. Using oral history it explores the interaction between cultural representations of men and women in the war, and women's own narratives of their wartime lives. -- .

Author Biography

Penny Summerfield is Professor of Women's History at Manchester University -- .