'Guilty women', foreign policy, and appeasement in inter-war Britain /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Julie V. Gottlieb, Senior Lecturer in Modern History, University of Sheffield, UK
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xii, 340 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
23 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-328) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
British women and the three encounters: international, European, and fascist -- Women's war on fascism -- 'Guilty women:' conspiracy and collusion -- 'Guilty women:' powers behind thrones -- 'To speak a few words of comfort to them:' conservative women's support for Chamberlain and appeasement -- 'Women are the best of friends of Mr Chamberlain's policy:' gendered representations of public opinion -- 'Anyway let's have peace:' women's expressions of opinion on appeasement -- 'Don't believe in foreigners:' the female franchise factor and the Munich by-elections -- The women Churchillians and the politics of shame
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TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Women-- Political activity-- Great Britain-- History-- 20th century