UID:
edocfu_9959233544802883
Format:
1 online resource (331 p.)
ISBN:
1-134-47106-8
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1-138-00857-5
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1-134-47107-6
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1-280-05329-1
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0-203-21959-7
Series Statement:
Routledge/Canada Blanch studies on contemporary Spain ; 5
Content:
Through oral and written narratives, this book examines the interaction between women and the war in Spain, their motivation, the distinctive form of their involvment and the effect of the war on their individual lives. These themes are related to wider issues, such as the nature of memory and the role of women within the public sphere. The extent to which women engaged with this cause surpasses by far other instances of female mobilization in peace-time Britain. Such a phenomenon therefore can offer lessons to those who would wish to encourage a greater degree of interest amongst women in pol
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Preliminaries; Contents; Plates; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 The clarion call: Women and the melioristic motive; 3 Committee culture: Women and mobilisation; 4 A woman's work in wartime': Women in Spain; 5 A far cry': Women and the voice of empathy; 6 Aftermath: Women and the memory of war; 7 Conclusion; Appendices; Notes; Sources and Bibliography; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-203-29558-7
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-27797-3
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203219591
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