The Incorporated Wife

ISBN-13: 9781032295527 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 132 str.

Hilary Callan; Shirley Ardener

Opis

Originally published in 1984, this book touches the private lives and professional responsibilities of men and women, as it illustrates the comic as well as serious effects of the ‘incorporation’ of wives into some important State and commercial institutions.

Spis treści

Preface Shirley Ardener  1. Introduction Hilary Callan  2. Incorporation and Exclusion: Oxford Academics’ Wives Shirley Ardener  3. Ambivalence and Dedication: Academic Wives in Cambridge University, 1870-1970 Lidia Sciama  4. Police Wives: A Reflection of Police Concepts of Order and Control Malcolm Young  5. Camp Followers: A Note on Wives of the Armed Services Mona Macmillan  6. The Suitable Wife: Preparation for Marriage in London and Rhodesia/Zimbabwe Deborah Kirkwood  7. Shell Wives in Limbo Soraya Tremayne  8. The Negation of Structure: A Note on British Council Wives Isobel Clark  9. Settler Wives in Southern Rhodesia: A Case Study Deborah Kirkwood  10. Colonial Wives: Villains or Victims? Beverley Gartrell  11. Memsahibs in Colonial Malaya: A Study of European Wives in a British Colony and Protectorate, 1900-1940 Janice Brownfoot.  Bibliography.  Indexes.