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Author Jackson, Angela, 1946-

Title British women and the Spanish Civil War / Angela Jackson
Published London ; New York : Routledge, 2002

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 316 pages) : illustrations
Series Routledge/Cañada Blanch studies on contemporary Spain ; 5
Routledge/Cañada Blanch studies on contemporary Spain ; 5.
Contents Chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 The clarion call -- Women and the melioristic motive -- chapter 3 Committee culture -- Women and mobilisation -- chapter 4 'A woman's work in wartime' -- Women in Spain -- chapter 5 'A Far Cry' -- Women and the voice of empathy -- chapter 6 Aftermath -- Women and the memory of war -- chapter Grieve in a New Way for New Losses -- chapter 7 Conclusion -- chapter Appendices -- Valentine Ackland -- chapter Patience Darton (m. Edney) -- chapter Marjorie Jacobs -- chapter Leah Manning (née Perrett) -- chapter Priscilla Scott-Ellis -- chapter Ellen Wilkinson -- chapter APPENDIX III ORGANISATIONS AND GROUPS -- chapter National Joint Committee for Spanish Relief -- chapter The Spanish Medical Aid Committee -- chapter Notes -- chapter Sources and Bibliography
Summary Through oral and written narratives, this book examines the interaction between women and the war in Spain, their motivation, the distinctive form of their involvment and the effect of the war on their individual lives. These themes are related to wider issues, such as the nature of memory and the role of women within the public sphere. The extent to which women engaged with this cause surpasses by far other instances of female mobilization in peace-time Britain. Such a phenomenon therefore can offer lessons to those who would wish to encourage a greater degree of interest amongst women in pol
Analysis History
Civil war, 1936-1939
Women
Biographies
Spain
Great Britain
Civil War
Spain
1930s
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 296-308) and index
Notes English
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Subject Women -- Spain -- History -- Civil War, 1936-1939
British -- Spain -- Biography
Women -- Great Britain -- Biography
Women -- Spain -- Biography
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
HISTORY.
British
Women
SUBJECT Spain -- History -- Civil War, 1936-1939 -- Personal narratives, British
Spain -- History -- Civil War, 1936-1939 -- Women
Subject Great Britain
Spain
Genre/Form Electronic books
Personal narratives
Biographies
History
Personal narratives
Personal narratives.
Biographies.
Récits personnels.
Biographies.
Form Electronic book
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