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Discourses surrounding British widows of the First World War [[electronic resource] /] / Angela Smith
| Discourses surrounding British widows of the First World War [[electronic resource] /] / Angela Smith |
| Autore | Smith Angela (College teacher) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Bloomsbury Academic, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
| Disciplina | 940.3 |
| Soggetto topico |
World War, 1914-1918 - Women - Great Britain
War widows - Great Britain - Social conditions - 20th century World War, 1914-1918 - Social aspects - Great Britain |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-85343-4
1-78093-261-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; The construction of widowhood; War widowhood; Data collection; The National Archives, Kew; Charity records; 'Public sphere' texts; Data selection; The case studies; Analysing the data; Conclusion; 2. Theoretical approaches; Discourse, ideology, power; Ideology; Texts and social structures; The development of critical discourse analysis; Intertextuality; Presuppositions/assumptions; The discourse-historical approach; Argumentation strategies; Formulations and reformulations; Frames; Speech acts, mitigation and intensification strategies
DeclarationsRepresentatives; Commissives; Directives; Expressives; Mitigation and intensification strategies; Membership categorisation; Conclusion; 3. Historical context; Social and legal construction of women as carers; Children as the future strength of the nation; Women as carers; Charitable assistance and the foundations of State welfare: notions of the deserving and the undeserving poor; Separation allowances and widows' pensions; Conclusion; 4. Case study 1: Louisa Bayliss and 'unruly' widows; Data; Mother of the nation's children: 'An unsuitable guardian' An unruly widow: 'To keep me all my life'Pension on the basis of need: 'I can't live on air'; Pension on the basis of moral obligation/right: 'For king and country'; Compliance with the moral code: 'Her moral character has been good'; Ministry of Pensions correspondence: the obedient servant?; Conclusion; 5. Case study 2: Florence Bayliss and 'disallowed' widows; Background to post-war claims for widows' pensions; Florence Bayliss: pension disallowed; Pension as compensation: 'This is not a begging letter'; Post-war social welfare: 'This country owes me a lot'; Conclusion; 6. Conclusion Widowhood, gender, morality and social welfarePatriotism; Patriarchy; Eugenics and motherhood; Social welfare as remuneration; Bureaucracy and social control; Summary; Appendices; Appendix 1: Louisa's case file; Appendix 2: Florence's case file; Notes; Bibliography and references; Primary sources; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; P; R; S; T; V; W |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910511349803321 |
Smith Angela (College teacher)
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| London, : Bloomsbury Academic, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Discourses surrounding British widows of the First World War [[electronic resource] /] / Angela Smith
| Discourses surrounding British widows of the First World War [[electronic resource] /] / Angela Smith |
| Autore | Smith Angela (College teacher) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Bloomsbury Academic, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
| Disciplina | 940.3 |
| Soggetto topico |
World War, 1914-1918 - Women - Great Britain
War widows - Great Britain - Social conditions - 20th century World War, 1914-1918 - Social aspects - Great Britain |
| ISBN |
1-283-85343-4
1-78093-261-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; The construction of widowhood; War widowhood; Data collection; The National Archives, Kew; Charity records; 'Public sphere' texts; Data selection; The case studies; Analysing the data; Conclusion; 2. Theoretical approaches; Discourse, ideology, power; Ideology; Texts and social structures; The development of critical discourse analysis; Intertextuality; Presuppositions/assumptions; The discourse-historical approach; Argumentation strategies; Formulations and reformulations; Frames; Speech acts, mitigation and intensification strategies
DeclarationsRepresentatives; Commissives; Directives; Expressives; Mitigation and intensification strategies; Membership categorisation; Conclusion; 3. Historical context; Social and legal construction of women as carers; Children as the future strength of the nation; Women as carers; Charitable assistance and the foundations of State welfare: notions of the deserving and the undeserving poor; Separation allowances and widows' pensions; Conclusion; 4. Case study 1: Louisa Bayliss and 'unruly' widows; Data; Mother of the nation's children: 'An unsuitable guardian' An unruly widow: 'To keep me all my life'Pension on the basis of need: 'I can't live on air'; Pension on the basis of moral obligation/right: 'For king and country'; Compliance with the moral code: 'Her moral character has been good'; Ministry of Pensions correspondence: the obedient servant?; Conclusion; 5. Case study 2: Florence Bayliss and 'disallowed' widows; Background to post-war claims for widows' pensions; Florence Bayliss: pension disallowed; Pension as compensation: 'This is not a begging letter'; Post-war social welfare: 'This country owes me a lot'; Conclusion; 6. Conclusion Widowhood, gender, morality and social welfarePatriotism; Patriarchy; Eugenics and motherhood; Social welfare as remuneration; Bureaucracy and social control; Summary; Appendices; Appendix 1: Louisa's case file; Appendix 2: Florence's case file; Notes; Bibliography and references; Primary sources; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; P; R; S; T; V; W |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786585703321 |
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Smith Angela (College teacher)
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| London, : Bloomsbury Academic, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Discourses surrounding British widows of the First World War [[electronic resource] /] / Angela Smith
| Discourses surrounding British widows of the First World War [[electronic resource] /] / Angela Smith |
| Autore | Smith Angela (College teacher) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Bloomsbury Academic, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
| Disciplina | 940.3 |
| Soggetto topico |
World War, 1914-1918 - Women - Great Britain
War widows - Great Britain - Social conditions - 20th century World War, 1914-1918 - Social aspects - Great Britain |
| ISBN |
1-283-85343-4
1-78093-261-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; The construction of widowhood; War widowhood; Data collection; The National Archives, Kew; Charity records; 'Public sphere' texts; Data selection; The case studies; Analysing the data; Conclusion; 2. Theoretical approaches; Discourse, ideology, power; Ideology; Texts and social structures; The development of critical discourse analysis; Intertextuality; Presuppositions/assumptions; The discourse-historical approach; Argumentation strategies; Formulations and reformulations; Frames; Speech acts, mitigation and intensification strategies
DeclarationsRepresentatives; Commissives; Directives; Expressives; Mitigation and intensification strategies; Membership categorisation; Conclusion; 3. Historical context; Social and legal construction of women as carers; Children as the future strength of the nation; Women as carers; Charitable assistance and the foundations of State welfare: notions of the deserving and the undeserving poor; Separation allowances and widows' pensions; Conclusion; 4. Case study 1: Louisa Bayliss and 'unruly' widows; Data; Mother of the nation's children: 'An unsuitable guardian' An unruly widow: 'To keep me all my life'Pension on the basis of need: 'I can't live on air'; Pension on the basis of moral obligation/right: 'For king and country'; Compliance with the moral code: 'Her moral character has been good'; Ministry of Pensions correspondence: the obedient servant?; Conclusion; 5. Case study 2: Florence Bayliss and 'disallowed' widows; Background to post-war claims for widows' pensions; Florence Bayliss: pension disallowed; Pension as compensation: 'This is not a begging letter'; Post-war social welfare: 'This country owes me a lot'; Conclusion; 6. Conclusion Widowhood, gender, morality and social welfarePatriotism; Patriarchy; Eugenics and motherhood; Social welfare as remuneration; Bureaucracy and social control; Summary; Appendices; Appendix 1: Louisa's case file; Appendix 2: Florence's case file; Notes; Bibliography and references; Primary sources; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; P; R; S; T; V; W |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825506003321 |
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Smith Angela (College teacher)
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| London, : Bloomsbury Academic, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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