Women and World War II - Yearbook of Women's History = Jaarboek voor Vrouwengeschiedenis 34
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Buchheim, Eveline > (ed.)
- Creator
- Futselaar, Ralf > (ed.)
- Contributor
- Wiersma, Antia
- Publish Year
- 2014
- Shelfmark
- WER 6 2014 - B
- Thesaurus
- tweede wereldoorlog, fascisme, nationaal socialisme, arbeid, schrijvers, verzetsbeweging, fotografie, seksualiteit, films, Europa, biografische gegevens, bundel
- Description
- Since the 1970s, when the dominance of military histories of the World Wars ended, and social historical histories of conflict rose to prominence, women have come to play an increasingly important role in mainstream stories about the Second World War. This is a valuable developmen but the perspectives on women that arose have in many respects remained limiting. Women have been portrayed as carers, as victims (notably of sexual violence), but rarely as agents of their own fate. This volume focuses on this last group. In spite of the suffering and victimization that befell so many women during the war, for others the war also opened opportunities and awakened ambitions. The articles in this volume, which cover both Europe and Asia, bring together some of the women who took initiatives, of which they sometimes suffered the dire consequences, sometimes enjoyed the fruits.