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Record Nr.

UNINA9910649622003321

Autore

Nicholson Virginia

Titolo

Singled out [[electronic resource] ] : how two million British women survived without men after the First World War / / Virginia Nicholson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, c2008

ISBN

1-282-05392-2

9786612053924

0-19-970304-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (343 p.)

Disciplina

306.81/53094109041

Soggetti

World War, 1914-1918 - Women - Great Britain

War widows - Great Britain - Social conditions - 20th century

Single women - Great Britain - Social conditions - 20th century

World War, 1914-1918 - Social aspects - Great Britain

Great Britain Social life and customs 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-292) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; 1 Where Have All the Young Men Gone?; 2 'A world that doesn't want me'; 3 On the Shelf; 4 Business girls; 5 Caring, Sharing . . .; 6 A Grand Feeling; 7 The Magnificent Regiment of Women; Notes on Sources; Select Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Index

Sommario/riassunto

List of Illustrations. Introduction. 1. Where have all the young men gone?. 2. ""A world that doesn't want me"". 3. On the shelf. 4. Business girls. 5. Caring, sharing. 6. A grand feeling. 7. The magnificent regiment of Women. Notes on Sources. Select Biography. Acknowledgements. Index