How a Century of War Changed the Lives of Women Work, Family and Liberation

by German, Lindsey

• ISBN13: 9780745332512
• ISBN10: 074533251X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2013-02-12
• Publisher: PLUTO PRESS

Summary

War, Women's Liberation and the Peace Movement looks at the remarkable impact of war on women in Britain. It shows how conflict has changed women's lives and how those changes have put women at the centre of peace campaigning. *BR**BR*Lindsey German, one of the UK's leading anti-war activists and commentators, shows how women have played a central role in anti war and peace movements, including the recent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The women themselves talk about how they became active, overcoming prejudice and difficulty to do so. The book integrates this experience into a historical overview, analysing the two world wars as catalysts of social change for women. It looks at how the changing nature of war, especially the involvement of civilians, increasingly involves significant numbers of women. *BR**BR*As well as providing an inspiring account of women's opposition to war the book also tackles key contemporary developments, challenging negative assumptions about Muslim women and showing how anti war movements are feeding into a broader desire to change society.*BR*

Author Biography

Lindsey German is a socialist writer, campaigner and a lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire. She is convenor of the Stop the War Coalition, which organized the biggest demonstration in British history, against the Iraq war and a regular contributor to Counterfire. She is the author of Material Girls (2007) and co-author of A People's History of London (2012).

Table of Contents

Introduction * 1. The End of the Old World * 2. Total War * 3. In the Shadow of the Bomb * 4. The Birth of a Movement * 5. Women, War and Consciousness * 6. The Future for the Movement * Bibliography * Notes and References * Index