Women in Twentieth-Century Britain : Social, Cultural and Political Change.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Changing the Subject: Women's History and Historiography 1900-2000 -- PART ONE: THE LIFE COURSE -- 3. Girlhood and Growing Up -- 4. Sexuality -- 5. Marriage -- 6. Health and Reproduction -- 7. Ageing - Older Women -- PART TWO: WORK - PAID AND UNPAID -- 8. Education -- 9. Family, Caring and Unpaid Work -- 10. Housewifery -- 11. Paid Work -- PART THREE: CULTURE, CONSUMPTION AND TRANSGRESSION -- 12. The Body and Consumer Culture -- 13. Crime -- 14. Prostitution -- 15. Leisure and Popular Culture -- PART FOUR: THE STATE AND CITIZENSHIP -- 16. The Women's Movement, Politics and Citizenship from the late Nineteenth Century until 1918 -- 17. The Women's Movement, Politics and Citizenship, 1918-1950s -- 18. The Women's Movement, Politics and Citizenship, 1960s-2000 -- 19. 'Race', Ethnicity and National Identity -- 20. War and Peace -- 21. The State and Social Policy -- Key Dates and Events -- Notes on Contributors -- Index.

This is the first thematic book to explore the history of women throughout the entire twentieth century. Appropriate for 1st and 2nd year undergraduates studying 20th Century Britain, Women's History and interdisciplinary courses.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.