Women and the First World War / / Susan R. Grayzel

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910790750903321
• Autore: Grayzel Susan R.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013
• ISBN: 1-138-83535-8; 1-317-87577-X; 1-315-83807-9; 1-317-87578-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (212 p.)
• Collana: Seminar Studies in History
• Disciplina: 940.3/082
• Soggetti: World War, 1914-1918 - Women; Women - Social conditions - 20th century; Women in war
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "First published 2002 by Pearson Education Limited"--T.p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: part one. Backdrop -- part two. Experiences of war -- part three. Effects of war -- part four. Documents.
• Sommario/riassunto: The First World War was the first modern, total war, requiring the mobilization of both civilians and combatants. It was also the first to demand the active participation of both men and women. In this introduction to the experiences and contributions of women during the war, Susan Grayzel explores women's relationship to the war in every belligerent state, and looks at the wide-ranging effects of the war on women in Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, and North America as well as focusing on Europe. She also highlights the heated public debates about women's social, cultural, a