Gendering Migration: Masculinity, Femininity and Ethnicity in Post-war BritainLouise Ryan, Wendy Webster Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2008 - 210 pages Gendering Migration demonstrates the significance of studying migration through the lens of gender and ethnicity and the contribution this perspective makes to migration histories. Considering the impact of migration on masculine and feminine identities, it extends our understanding of questions of gender and migration, focusing on the history of migration to Britain after the Second World War. |
Contents
Britain and the Refugees of Europe 193950 | 35 |
British Soldiers and German Women | 53 |
Gender Race and the Ideal Labour Force | 89 |
Notions of Home and Belonging Among | 105 |
Irish Women Migration | 121 |
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