Jeffrey A Keshen

Saints, Sinners, and Soldiers

Canada's Second World War

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

From labour conflicts to the black market to prostitution, this book examines the moral and social underbelly of Canada's Second World War.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 227mm x 154mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 572g
• ISBN-13: 9780774809245
• ISBN-10: 0774809248
• Artikelnr.: 22839556

Autorenporträt

Jeffrey A. Keshen is a member of the Department of History at the University of Ottawa.

Inhaltsangabe

Figures; Tables; Illustrations; Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Patriotism
2 Growth, Opportunity, and Strain
3 The Wartime Prices and Trade Board and the Accommodation Crisis
4 Black Market Profiteering: "More than a fair share"
5 (Im)moral Matters
6 Civilian Women: "Two steps forward and one step back"
7 Women Warriors: "Exactly on a par with the men"
8 The Children's War: "Youth Run Wild"
9 The Men Who Marched Away: "Everyone here is optimistic"
10 A New Beginning: "A very clear tendency to improve upon pre-enlistment
status"
Notes; Index