Entangled Emancipation - Women''s Rights in Cold War Germany

Entangled Emancipation examines the struggle to redefine the gender order and women’s rights in East and West Germany after the Second World War.

List of contents

List of Illustrations
Abbreviations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Reimagining Postwar German Families, 1945-7
2. Gender Equality and the Family in the Two Constitutions, 1948-9
3. The Failed Reforms of Family Law, 1949-53
4. A Series of Stalemates, 1953-57
5. Achieving Equality, 1957-76
Conclusion
Bibliography

About the author

Alexandria N. Ruble is an assistant professor of history at the University of Idaho .

Summary

Entangled Emancipation examines the struggle to redefine the gender order and women’s rights in East and West Germany after the Second World War.

Product details

• Authors: Alexandria Ruble, Alexandria N Ruble
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2024
• EAN: 9781487550264
• ISBN: 978-1-4875-5026-4
• No. of pages: 258
• Series: German and European Studies
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries