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Adie, Kate

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9780340820599: Corsets To Camouflage: Women And War

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ISBN 10: 0340820594 ISBN 13: 9780340820599

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Uniform is universally seen as both a stamp of authority and of official acceptance. But the sight of a woman in military uniform still provokes controversy. Although more women are now taking prominent roles in combat, the status implied by uniform is often regarded as contrary to the general perception of womanhood. This study of the image of uniformed women, both in conflict and in civilian roles throughout the 20th century examines the extraordinary range of jobs that uniformed women have performed, from nursing to the armed services. Through complementary correspondence and many personal stories Kate Adiee brings the enormous and often unsung achievements of women in uniform to life and looks at how far women have come in a century which, for them, began restricted in corsets and has ended on the battlefield in camouflage.

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an engrossing history, and far more than a sartorial survey (The Oldie)

the paciest and most entertaining history book to come my way. (Ian McIntyre, The Times)

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A century of dramatic change for women in uniform is brought vividly to life in this handsomely illustrated book by BBC Chief News Correspondent Kate Adie.

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EditoreHodder & Stoughton
Data di pubblicazione2003
ISBN 10 0340820594
ISBN 13 9780340820599
RilegaturaCopertina rigida
Numero di pagine246
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Descrizione libro Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. 1st Edition. 26 x 20 cm-" Uniform is universally seen as both a stamp of authority and of official acceptance. But the sight of a woman in military uniform still provokes controversy. Although more women are now taking prominent roles in combat, the status implied by uniform is often regarded as contrary to the general perception of womanhood. In association with the Imperial War Museum, this is the first book to look at the image of uniformed women, both in conflict and in civilian roles throughout the twentieth century. Kate Adie examines the extraordinary range of jobs that uniformed women have performed, from nursing to the armed services. Through contemporary correspondence and many personal stories she brings the enormous and often unsung achievements of women in uniform vividly to life, and looks at how far women have come in a century which, for them, began restricted in corsets and has ended on the battlefield in camouflage. -Photographic / Illustrations (illustrator). First Edition. Introduction by author, source notes, bibliography and sources, index and photo acknowledgments. Tan colored end pages. The text is illustrated with historical black-and-white and sepia toned photographs, reproductions of recruitment posters, documents and the odd colored photograph. Green colored boards with gilt colored titles to the backstrip. In this book the author traces the history of military involvement of women from throughout history (usually surreptitiously, unless they were nursing the wounded), through to the change of enlistment through the Crimean, World War I and beyond; and the changing roles that women gained. The book ends with modern time with female pilots, front-line fighters.". Codice articolo 015865

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