Masculinities on Clydeside Men in Reserved Occupations During the Second World War |
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| Author:
| Chand, Alison |
| Series title: | Scottish Historical Review Monographs |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4744-0936-0 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2016 |
| Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $131.99 |
Book Description:
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Masculinities on Clydeside explores the experiences of civilian men on Clydeside during the war, using oral history interviews as a means to explore subjectivity and arguing for continuous personal agency through major historical changes. While men in reserved occupations are understood as extensively influenced by 'imagined' discourses, often resulting in feelings of guilt and emasculation, their subjectivities were nonetheless ultimately rooted in their 'lived' and immediate local...
More DescriptionMasculinities on Clydeside explores the experiences of civilian men on Clydeside during the war, using oral history interviews as a means to explore subjectivity and arguing for continuous personal agency through major historical changes. While men in reserved occupations are understood as extensively influenced by 'imagined' discourses, often resulting in feelings of guilt and emasculation, their subjectivities were nonetheless ultimately rooted in their 'lived' and immediate local vicinities, and the people and places of their everyday lives.