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From the battlefront to the bridal suite : media coverage of British war brides 1942-1946 / Barbara G. Friedman.
Van Pelt Library PN4784.W38 F75 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Friedman, Barbara G., 1963-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- War brides--Press coverage--United States.
- War brides.
- War brides--Press coverage--Great Britain.
- World War, 1939-1945--Women--Press coverage.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--United States.
- World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Great Britain.
- Press coverage.
- Great Britain.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- x, 154 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2007]
- Summary:
- "Friedman reexamines the stories surrounding the influx of British war brides brought back to the United States by American GIs after WWII with a focus on media representations of sexuality and marriage in wartime, showing how mass media interpretations turned from public suspicion of war brides to popular acceptance"--Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-146) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780826217189
- 0826217184
- OCLC:
- 76167271
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