Women and the Great War

Klappentext Women and the Great War focuses on women's experiences during the period of violent conflict - the Great War. It examines the role of women as peace activists as well as their role in the military and support services. Source materials, including historical documents, photographs and cartoons, together with student activities, are used to focus the reader on the way violent conflict altered women's traditional roles. Zusammenfassung Women and the Great War focuses on women's experiences during the period of violent conflict - the Great War. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements: 1. Introduction; 2. Work in the battle zones: Nursing the troops; 3. Work on the home front; 4. The politics of war; 5. Loss, bereavement and the politics of the Anzacs; 6. 'The enemy in our midst'; 7. Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Raelene Frances, Bruce Scates, Bruce Frances Scates
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.02.1998
• EAN: 9780521469180
• ISBN: 978-0-521-46918-0
• No. of pages: 172
• Series: Women in Australian History; Women in Australian History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > General, dictionaries