Blood of Our Sons Men, Women, and the Renegotiation of British Citizenship During the Great War

Name: Blood of Our Sons Men, Women, and the Renegotiation of British Citizenship During the Great War
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ISBN: 9781403967107

ISBN-10: 1403967105

ISBN-13: 9781403967107

Edition: 2002

Authors: Nicoletta F. Gullace, Nicoletta Gullace

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Winner of the 2003 North American Conference on British Studies Annual Book Prize! This path-breaking study brings together feminist and political history in innovative and refreshing ways, examining the complex relationship between war, gender, and citizenship in Great Britain during World War I. Nicoletta F. Gullace shows how the assault on civilian masculinity contributed to women’s suffrage. Feminists organizations tapped into nationalist feelings to open doors for their demands, taking advantage of a public culture that celebrated military service while denigrating those who opposed the war. Drawing on a vast range of popular and official sources, Gullace reveals that the war had…

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List price: $59.99
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date: 11/3/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Introduction



Propaganda and the Public Mind



The Rape of Belgium and Wartime Imagination



The Making of Tommy Atkins: Masculinity, Propaganda, and the Triumph of Family Values



Redrawing the Boundaries of the Private Sphere: Patriotic Motherhood and the Raising of Kitchener's Armies



Shaming Rituals and Sexual Identity



The Order of the White Feather



Conscription, Conscience, and the Travails of Male Citizenship



Reinventing Womanhood: Suffragettes and the Great War for Citizenship



The Cultural Construction of the Law



The Power of Sacrifice: "Physical Force" and Women's Work



Votes for Whom? The Ideological Origins of the Representation of the People Bill


Epilogue


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index