Gender, modernity, and the popular press in inter-war Britain

Summary: Journalists often claim that they write the first draft of history, but few historians examine the press in detail when preparing later drafts. This book demonstrates the value of popular newspapers as a historical source by using them to explore the attitudes and identites of inter-war Britain, and in particular the reshaping of femininity and masculinity. It provides a fresh insight into a period of great significance in the making of twentieth century gender identities, when women and men were coming to terms with the upheavals of the Great War, the arrival of democracy, and rapid social change. The book also deepens our understanding of the development of the modern media by showing how newspaper editors, in the fierce competition for readers, developed a template for the popular press that is still influential today.

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ISBN: 9780199272471
ISBN: 0199272476
ISBN: 9786610757787
ISBN: 9781423753261
ISBN: 9781280757785
ISBN: 9780191556739
ISBN: 661075778X
ISBN: 1423753267
ISBN: 1280757787
ISBN: 0191556734
Physical Description: 1 online resource (271 pages) : illustrations.
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Publisher: Oxford : Clarendon ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-265) and index.
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Language Note:	English.
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