Men at Work : The Working Man in British Culture, 1939-1945 / edited by Linsey Robb.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robb, Linsey, 1986- author.

Contributor:

Robb, Linsey., Editor.

Series:

Genders and Sexualities in History, 2730-9487

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social history.

Great Britain--History.

Great Britain.

World War, 1939-1945.

History, Modern.

Sex.

Ethnology--Great Britain.

Ethnology.

Culture.

Social History.

History of Britain and Ireland.

History of World War II and the Holocaust.

Modern History.

Gender Studies.

British Culture.

Local Subjects:

Social History.

History of Britain and Ireland.

History of World War II and the Holocaust.

Modern History.

Gender Studies.

British Culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2015.

Place of Publication:

London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Men at Work explores the cultural portrayal of four essential wartime occupations: agriculture, industry, firefighting and the mercantile marine. In analysing a broad spectrum of wartime media (most notably film, radio and visual culture) it establishes a clear hierarchy of masculine roles in British culture during the Second World War.

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137527479

1137527471