Wendy Webster: 5 books

Book cover of Englishness and Empire 1939-1965
by Wendy Webster
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2007

Did loss of imperial power and the end of empire have any significant impact on British culture and identity after 1945? Within a burgeoning literature on national identity and what it means to be British this is a question that has received surprisingly little attention. Englishness and Empire makes...
Book cover of Imagining Home

Imagining Home

Gender, Race And National Identity, 1945-1964

by Wendy Webster
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2005

Imagining Home offers a unique examination of ideas and images of home in Britain during a period of national decline and loss of imperial power. In exploring the relationship between gender, 'race' and national identity, it higlights the continuing importance of empire in imaginings of the nation...
Book cover of Mixing It

Mixing It

Diversity in World War Two Britain

by Wendy Webster
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2018

During the Second World War, people arrived in Britain from all over the world as troops, war-workers, nurses, refugees, exiles, and prisoners-of-war-chiefly from Europe, America, and the British Empire. Between 1939 and 1945, the population in Britain became more diverse than it had ever been before....
Book cover of Gendering Migration

Gendering Migration

Masculinity, Femininity and Ethnicity in Post-War Britain

by Wendy Webster
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016

Gendering Migration demonstrates the significance of studying migration through the lens of gender and ethnicity and the contribution this perspective makes to migration histories. Through a consideration of the impact of migration on men and masculine identities as well as women and feminine identities,...
Book cover of Ethnic Dress in the United States

Ethnic Dress in the United States

A Cultural Encyclopedia

by Linda Arthur Bradley, Washington State University, Naomi Braithwaite
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2014

The clothes we wear tell stories about us—and are often imbued with cultural meanings specific to our ethnic heritage. This concise A-to-Z encyclopedia explores 150 different and distinct items of ethnic dress, their history, and their cultural significance within the United States. The clothing...
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