Gender and war in twentieth-century Eastern Europe /
This volume explores the role of gender on both the home and fighting fronts in eastern Europe during World Wars I and II. By using gender as a category of analysis, the authors seek to arrive at a more nuanced understanding of the subjective nature of wartime experiences and representations. While...
| Други автори: | Wingfield, Nancy M., Bucur-Deckard, Maria, 1968- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Bloomington :
Indiana University Press,
℗♭2006.
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| Серия: |
Indiana-Michigan series in Russian and East European studies.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=179859 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Gender and war in twentieth-century Eastern Europe. |
| Резюме: |
This volume explores the role of gender on both the home and fighting fronts in eastern Europe during World Wars I and II. By using gender as a category of analysis, the authors seek to arrive at a more nuanced understanding of the subjective nature of wartime experiences and representations. While historians have long equated the fighting front with the masculine and the home front with the feminine, the contributors challenge these dichotomies, demonstrating that they are based on culturally embedded assumptions about heroism and sacrifice. Major themes include the ways in which wartime ex. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (viii, 251 pages) : illustrations. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-237) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780253111937 0253111935 |