Men at Work

Men at Work explores the cultural portrayal of four essential wartime occupations: agriculture, industry, firefighting and the mercantile marine. In analysing a broad spectrum of wartime media (most notably film, radio and visual culture) it establishes a clear hierarchy of masculine roles in British culture during the Second World War.

Autorentext

Linsey Robb is a cultural and social historian based at the University of Strathclyde, UK. She has predominantly published on the representations, experiences and memories of civilian men during the Second World War.

Inhalt

1. Finding the Lost Working Man 2. Digging for Victory: Farming in Wartime Culture 3. The Attack Begins in the Factory: The Male Industrial Worker in Wartime Culture 4. Heroes on the Home Front: Firefighting in Wartime Culture 5. For Those in Peril on the Sea: the Merchant Navy in Wartime Culture 6. All In It Together?: Reflections on the Masculine Hierarchy