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Singled out : how two million British women survived without men after the First World War / Virginia Nicholson.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Nicholson, Virginia.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
World War, 1914-1918--Women--Great Britain.
World War, 1914-1918.
War widows--Great Britain--Social conditions--20th century.
War widows.
Single women--Great Britain--Social conditions--20th century.
Single women.
World War, 1914-1918--Social aspects--Great Britain.
Great Britain--Social life and customs--20th century.
Great Britain.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (343 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Other Title:
How two million British women survived without men after the First World War
Place of Publication:
New York : Oxford University Press, c2008.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
List of Illustrations. Introduction. 1. Where have all the young men gone?. 2. ""A world that doesn't want me"". 3. On the shelf. 4. Business girls. 5. Caring, sharing. 6. A grand feeling. 7. The magnificent regiment of Women. Notes on Sources. Select Biography. Acknowledgements. Index
Contents:
Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; 1 Where Have All the Young Men Gone?; 2 'A world that doesn't want me'; 3 On the Shelf; 4 Business girls; 5 Caring, Sharing . . .; 6 A Grand Feeling; 7 The Magnificent Regiment of Women; Notes on Sources; Select Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Index
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-292) and index.
Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
ISBN:
9786612053924
9781282053922
1282053922
9780199703043
0199703043
OCLC:
326883706
Publisher Number:
2027/heb32314 hdl

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