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Women in Twentieth-Century Britain : Social, Cultural and Political Change / edited by Ina Zweiniger-Bargielowska.

Zweigiger-Bargielowska, Ina. (Added Author).

Summary:

Women's lives have changed dramatically over the course of the twentieth century: reduced fertility and the removal of formal barriers to their participation in education, work and public life are just some examples. At the same time, women are under-represented in many areas, are paid significantly less than men, continue to experience domestic violence and to bear the larger part of the burden in the domestic division of labour. Women in 2000 may have many more choices and opportunities than they had a hundred years ago, but genuine equality between men and women remains elusive. This unique.

Record details

ISBN: 9781317876922
ISBN: 131787692X
ISBN: 1322034613
ISBN: 9781322034614
Physical Description: 1 online resource (393 pages)
Publisher: London : Routledge, Taylor and Francis, 2014.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

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 CulturePART 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.

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