Gender and war : Australians at war in the twentieth century

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Label

Gender and war : Australians at war in the twentieth century

Title remainder

Australians at war in the twentieth century

Statement of responsibility

edited by Joy Damousi and Marilyn Lake

Creator

• Damousi, Joy, 1961-

Contributor

• Damousi, Joy, 1961-
• trueLake, Marilyn

Subject

• trueAustralia -- History, Military
• trueAustralia -- History, Military -- 20th century
• trueAustralia -- Social conditions -- 20th century
• First World War
• History, 1901-1945
• Masculinity -- Australia -- History -- 20th century
• Men -- Australia -- Sexual behaviour
• Men -- Australia -- Social conditions -- 20th century
• Men -- Sexual behaviour -- Australia -- History -- 20th century
• Second World War
• Sex role
• Sex role -- Australia -- History -- 20th century
• Sex roles | History
• Woman and war -- Australia -- History -- 20th century
• trueWomen -- Australia -- History
• Women -- Australia -- History -- 20th century
• Women -- Australia -- Sexual behaviour
• Women -- Australia -- Social conditions -- 20th century
• Women -- Sexual behaviour -- Australia -- History -- 20th century
• trueWomen and war
• trueWomen and war -- Australia
• Women and war -- Australia -- 20th century
• Women and war -- Australia -- History -- 20th century
• World War -- 1914-1918 -- Australia
• World War, 1914-1918 -- Australia
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Australia
• trueAustralia

Language

eng

Summary

War has been a key part of the Australian experience and central to many national mythologies. Yet more than most activities, war polarises femininity and masculinity. While there has been no shortage of military history, little has been written about Australia's military involvements from the perspective of gender. This exciting collection of essays explores for the first time the interrelationship of gender and war in Australia. Traditional images of Australians during wartime show the digger making history in battle while women play a supportive role as nurses or wives and mothers on the home front. Yet, as this book shows, war offers opportunities that erode gender boundaries. Women can be empowered economically, politically and sexually while the trauma of war can leave men emasculated. Gender and War focuses on women's and men's experiences in World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War. A team of leading writers addresses a range of subjects, including: female desire and sexuality in both world wars; women and the anti-conscription campaigns in World War I; gay men and lesbians in the military services; the crisis of masculinity during and after World War I and World War II and race and gender in World War I and Vietnam

Member of

• Studies in Australian history

Cataloging source

SUSA

Dewey number

940.53

Illustrations

• illustrations
• portraits

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Studies in Australian history