Gender, modernity, and the popular press in inter-war Britain
By: Adrian Bingham.
Series: Oxford historical monographs
Publisher: Clarendon; Oxford University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Oxford; Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
Subjects: Women -- Press coverage -- Great Britain -- History; Women in mass media; Sex role in mass media; Sex role -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century; English newspapers -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century; Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 1918-1945
Description: Adrian Bingham uses the popular press to explore the attitudes and identities of inter-war Britain, and in particular the reshaping of femininity and masculinity. He provides an insight into a period when women and men were coming to terms with rapid social change, while deepening the understanding of the development of modern media.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [252]-265) and index.