Women in twentieth-century Europe / Ann Taylor Allen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Allen, Ann Taylor, 1944-

Series:

Gender and history (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))

Gender and history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Europe--History--20th century.

Women.

History.

Europe.

Physical Description:

ix, 208 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.

Summary:

In the twentieth century, women's lives changed more rapidly than in any previous period in history. It was a century of hope and progress, when women won rights in politics, education, the family, and the workforce. It was also a century of tragedy, when countless women as well as men were victims of war and political oppression.

This fascinating survey, one of the first of its kind: ranges widely over the countries of Europe, examining not only the great powers but the smaller countries as well, looks at women as workers, mothers, politicians, soldiers, poets, students, and in many other roles, outlines major historical trends, introduces many individual women, both famous and unknown. Highly readable and authoritative, this is an essential text for anyone with an interest in women's history and women's lives in an era of great transformation.

Contents:

Introduction: The Best of Times, the Worst of Times 1

1 Women and the First World War, 1914-1918 6

2 Women as Citizens in the Inter-war Democracies 21

3 Women in the Authoritarian and Totalitarian States of the Inter-war Years 42

4 Women in the Second World War 60

5 The Best of Both Worlds? Women in Western Europe in the Post-war Era, 1945-1970 79

6 Too Emancipated? Women in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, 1945-1989 97

7 The Personal and the Political: Women's Liberation in Western Europe, 1968-1990 115

8 Democracy without Women: The Post-Communist Transition, 1989-Present 132

9 From Equal Rights to Gender Mainstreaming: Women in the European Union, 1980-Present 150

Conclusion: Emancipation as Myth and Reality 167.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-199) and index.

ISBN:

9781403941923

1403941920

1403941939

9781403941930

OCLC:

163617182