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Men of War : Masculinity and the First World War in Britain /

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Exploring how understandings of masculinity were constructed by British First World war servicemen through examination of their personal narratives, including letters home from the front and wartime diaries. This book presents a nuanced investigation of masculine identity in Britain during and after...

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Main Author: Meyer, Jessica (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Series:Genders and sexualities in history.
Subjects:
History.
Clinical Psychology.
Cultural History.
Gender Studies.
History of Britain and Ireland.
History of Military.
Social History.
Civilization > History.
Clinical psychology.
Gender expression.
Gender identity.
Military history.
Sex (Psychology)
Social history.
Sociology.
Great Britain > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Exploring how understandings of masculinity were constructed by British First World war servicemen through examination of their personal narratives, including letters home from the front and wartime diaries. This book presents a nuanced investigation of masculine identity in Britain during and after the First World War.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XI, 216 pages)
ISBN:9780230305427
DOI:10.1007/978-0-230-30542-7