Men at Work [electronic resource] : The Working Man in British Culture, 1939-1945 /
Robb, Linsey,1986-author.
Robb, Linsey.editor.
Men at Work explores the cultural portrayal of four essential wartime occupations: agriculture, industry, firefighting and the mercantile marine. In analysing a broad spectrum of wartime media (most notably film, radio and visual culture) it establishes a clear hierarchy of masculine roles in British culture during the Second World War.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Finding the Lost Working Man -- 2. Digging for Victory : Farming in Wartime Culture -- 3. The Attack Begins in the Factory : The Male Industrial Worker in Wartime Culture -- 4. Heroes on the Home Front : Firefighting in Wartime Culture -- 5. For Those in Peril on the Sea : the Merchant Navy in Wartime Culture -- 6. All In It Together? : Reflections on the Masculine Hierarchy.
Men at Work explores the cultural portrayal of four essential wartime occupations: agriculture, industry, firefighting and the mercantile marine. In analysing a broad spectrum of wartime media (most notably film, radio and visual culture) it establishes a clear hierarchy of masculine roles in British culture during the Second World War.
Social history.
Great Britain-History.
World War, 1939-1945.
History, Modern.
Sociology.
Ethnology-Europe.
Social History.
History of Britain and Ireland.
History of World War II and the Holocaust.
Modern History.
Gender Studies.
British Culture.