Modernizing tradition gender and consumerism in interwar France and Germany

Stanley, Adam C. 1974- (Author).

Summary: In the turbulent decades after World War I, both France and Germany sought to return to an idealized, prewar past. Many people believed they could recapture a sense of order and stability by reinstituting traditional gender roles, which the war had thrown off balance. While French and German women necessarily filled men's roles in factories and other jobs during the war, those who continued to lead active working lives after World War I risked being called "modern women." Far from a compliment, this derogatory label encompassed everything society found threatening about women's new p.

Record details

ISBN: 0807134899 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9780807134894 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 261 p.) : ill.
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electronic resource
Publisher: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-249) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Duty and empowerment : constructing modern housewives -- Women's "delightful duty" : the discourse of motherhood -- Gendering the boundaries of public and private : fashion, beauty, and health -- Eve's conquest of the steering wheel : gender and automobiles -- At work and at play : labor and leisure.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access restricted by subscription. Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.