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245 10 a| Men at workh| [electronic resource] :b| the working man in British culture, 1939-1945 /c| Linsey Robb.;

260 a| New York, NY :b| Palgrave Macmillan,c| 2015.;

300 a| xii, 165 pages ;c| 23 cm;

490 0 a| Genders and sexualities in history;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 152-163) and index.;

505 0 a| 1. Finding the Lost Working Man -- 2. Digging for Victory : Farming in Wartime Culture -- 3. The Attack Begins in the Factory : The Male Industrial Worker in Wartime Culture -- 4. Heroes on the Home Front : Firefighting in Wartime Culture -- 5. For Those in Peril on the Sea : the Merchant Navy in Wartime Culture -- 6. All In It Together? : Reflections on the Masculine Hierarchy.;

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520 2 a| "A total war like the Second World War could not be won by soldiers, sailors and airmen alone. Men were required to till the fields, to manufacture munitions, to traverse the oceans with cargoes and to combat the ravages of the Luftwaffe's onslaught. As such, millions of British men of fighting age were not in uniform. These men were central to victory. However, in a culture in which almost exclusively lauded the armed forces hero how was the vital work of these men portrayed to the British populace? Through an analysis of commercial cinema, radio broadcasts, print media as well as overt state propaganda, in conjunction with extensive archival research, Men at Work explores this very question"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Men at work the working man in British culture, 1939-1945 / Linsey Robb.

Author/creator	Robb, Linsey, 1986-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Description	xii, 165 pages ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects. --Great Britain. World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects. --Great Britain. Men--Employment. --Great Britain. --History. --20th century. Work--Social aspects. --Great Britain. --History. --20th century. Working class--Great Britain. --History. --20th century. Masculinity--Great Britain. --History. --20th century. Men--Great Britain. --Economic conditions. --20th century. Men--Great Britain. --Social conditions. --20th century. Popular culture--Great Britain. --History. --20th century. Great Britain--Social conditions. --20th century.

Series	Genders and sexualities in history
Contents	1. Finding the Lost Working Man -- 2. Digging for Victory : Farming in Wartime Culture -- 3. The Attack Begins in the Factory : The Male Industrial Worker in Wartime Culture -- 4. Heroes on the Home Front : Firefighting in Wartime Culture -- 5. For Those in Peril on the Sea : the Merchant Navy in Wartime Culture -- 6. All In It Together? : Reflections on the Masculine Hierarchy.
Scope and content	"A total war like the Second World War could not be won by soldiers, sailors and airmen alone. Men were required to till the fields, to manufacture munitions, to traverse the oceans with cargoes and to combat the ravages of the Luftwaffe's onslaught. As such, millions of British men of fighting age were not in uniform. These men were central to victory. However, in a culture in which almost exclusively lauded the armed forces hero how was the vital work of these men portrayed to the British populace? Through an analysis of commercial cinema, radio broadcasts, print media as well as overt state propaganda, in conjunction with extensive archival research, Men at Work explores this very question"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 152-163) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2015018312
ISBN	9781137527462 (hardback)

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