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Borderlines

Genders and Identities in War and Peace 1870-1930

Edited by Billie Melman

Published January 16th 1998 by Routledge – 464 pages

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    Borderlines weaves together the study of gender with that of the evolution of nationalism and colonialism. Its broad, comparative perspective will rechart the war experiences and identities of women and men during this period of transformation from peace to war, and again to peace.

    Drawing on a wide range of materials, from government policy and propaganda to subversive trench journalism and performance, from fiction, drama and film to the record of activists in various movements and in various countries, Borderlines weaves together the study of gender with that of the evolution of nationalism and colonialism. Its broad, comparative perspective will rechart the war experiences and identities of women and men during this period of transformation from peace to war, and again to peace.

    Author Bio

    Billie Melman is Associate Professor of History at Tel-Aviv University and the author of Women's Orient's and Women and the Popular Imagination in the Twenties.

    Name: Borderlines: Genders and Identities in War and Peace 1870-1930 (Paperback) – Routledge 
    Description: Edited by Billie Melman. Borderlines weaves together the study of gender with that of the evolution of nationalism and colonialism. Its broad, comparative perspective will rechart the war experiences and identities of women and men during this period of transformation from peace...
    Categories: Modern History 1750-1945, Military & Naval History, Gender Politics