Gender, Modernity, and the Popular Press in Inter-War Britain

by Adrian Bingham

Book Overview

Journalists often claim that they write the first draft of history, but few historians examine the press in detail when preparing later drafts. This book demonstrates the value of popular newspapers as a historical source by using them to explore the attitudes and identities of inter-war Britain, and in particular the reshaping of femininity and masculinity. It provides a fresh insight into a period of great significance in the making of twentieth...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199272476
• ISBN13: 9780199272471
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"