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1 online resource : illustrations (black and white). |
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text file |
| Series |
Cultural history of modern war
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Cultural history of modern war.
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1. Men in reserve: recovering the civilian man 2. Raising an 'industrial army': the policy of reservation in the First and Second World Wars 3. 'Making a contribution to the war effort': reactions to reserved status, masculinity and the military 4. Grafters not shirkers: reserved men at work 5. Bodies on the line: risk, health and manliness 6. Outside the factory gates: reserved life on the home front 7. Forgotten: the missing legacy of Britain's reserved occupations Concluding thoughts Index. |
| Summary |
'Men in Reserve' provides the first nationwide study of the reserved occupations, bringing together a wide range of sources including new oral histories, autobiographies, archive, visual and film materials. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 344-374) and index. |
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""Cover""; ""Half Title""; ""Series Information""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Table of Contents""; ""List of Figures""; ""List of Tables""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Abbreviations""; ""1 Men in reserve: recovering the civilian man""; ""The soldier hero and the invisible male civilian""; ""Reclaiming the â#x80;#x98;worker heroâ#x80;#x99;""; ""Invisibility in academia and in the archives""; ""The interview sample""; ""Structure of the book""; ""Notes""; ""2 Raising an â#x80;#x98;industrial armyâ#x80;#x99;: the policy of reservation in the First and Second World Wars"" |
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""Â#x80;#x98;Starred menâ#x80;#x99;: reservation in the First World War""""â#x80;#x98;Scrimjacksâ#x80;#x99; and â#x80;#x98;scrimshanksâ#x80;#x99;: the 1939 (Provisional) Schedule of Reserved Occupations""; ""Reservation during the Phoney War""; ""Bevin and the mobilisation of manpower""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""3 â#x80;#x98;Making a contribution to the war effortâ#x80;#x99;: reactions to reserved status, masculinity and the military""; ""â#x80;#x98;Have you done your bit?â#x80;#x99;: the desire to enlist""; ""â#x80;#x98;Youâ#x80;#x99;re wasting my effing time . . .â#x80;#x99;: attempts to enlist in the military""; ""â#x80;#x98;The making of meâ#x80;#x99;: experiences in the military"" |
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""Â#x80;#x98;Iâ#x80;#x99;m not a pacifist but . . .â#x80;#x99;: disinterest in military life""""â#x80;#x98;We did something to stop the Germansâ#x80;#x99;: valuing contributions to the war effort""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""4 Grafters, not shirkers: reserved men at work""; ""Masculinities at work before the Second World War""; ""Forging Stakhanovites: the pressures of wartime work""; ""â#x80;#x98;Quids inâ#x80;#x99;: the rewards of wartime work""; ""Validating masculinity: skill, strength and expertise""; ""â#x80;#x98;Women flooded inâ#x80;#x99;: reserved men, female labour and dilution""; ""Squaring up to management: masculinity, trade unions and strikes"" |
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""Conclusion""""Notes""; ""5 Bodies on the line: risk, health and manliness ""; ""â#x80;#x98;Made of ironâ#x80;#x99;: work and the body""; ""Under surveillance: honing, disciplining and regulating the reserved body""; ""â#x80;#x98;He too is a warrior facing danger every dayâ#x80;#x99;: accidents, risk and the body""; ""â#x80;#x98;There was no health and safetyâ#x80;#x99;: risk and male work cultures in wartime""; ""â#x80;#x98;With no regard for ... the welfare of the workmenâ#x80;#x99;: unhealthy, dirty and toxic work""; ""â#x80;#x98;We were targetsâ#x80;#x99;: war production and aerial bombardment""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes"" |
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""6 Outside the factory gates: reserved life on the home front """"â#x80;#x98;I had work to doâ#x80;#x99;: the disavowal of wartime leisure""; ""Facing a different kind of enemy: sport on the home front""; ""â#x80;#x98;It wasnâ#x80;#x99;t a gay time but ... â#x80;#x99;: the pursuit of pleasure in wartime""; ""â#x80;#x98;Apart from the Blitz it was a nice timeâ#x80;#x99;: the incursions of war""; ""â#x80;#x98;Wanted to have a goâ#x80;#x99;: service in civil defence""; ""All the girls prefer a soldier: romance and the reserved man""; ""Conclusions""; ""Notes""; ""7 Forgotten: the missing legacy of Britainâ#x80;#x99;s reserved occupations"" |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
World War (1939-1945) |
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Men -- Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
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Men. |
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Great Britain. |
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Social conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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Masculinity -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
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Masculinity. |
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History. |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- Great Britain.
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Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Subject |
Men. |
| Added Author |
McIvor, Arthur, author.
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Robb, Linsey, 1986- author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781526100696 152610069X (OCoLC)961798538 |
| ISBN |
9781526106148 (electronic book) |
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1526106140 (electronic book) |
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9781526106131 (electronic book) |
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1526106132 (electronic book) |
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9781526120830 |
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1526120836 |
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9781526100696 |
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152610069X |
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