| Description |
1 online resource (x, 154 pages) |
| Summary |
"Friedman reexamines the stories surrounding the influx of British war brides brought back to the United States by American GIs after WWII with a focus on media representations of sexuality and marriage in wartime, showing how mass media interpretations turned from public suspicion of war brides to popular acceptance"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-146) and index. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Contents |
The British war brides -- Morality, marriage, and British hospitality -- Can she be trusted? The war bride in armed services publications -- In newspapers, waiting wives and pioneers -- In magazines, "American husbands are A1" -- Wedding bells in a war circle. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
War brides -- Press coverage -- United States.
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War brides -- Press coverage -- Great Britain.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Press coverage.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- United States.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- Great Britain.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Journalism.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Friedman, Barbara G., 1963- From the battlefront to the bridal suite. Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2007 9780826217189 0826217184 (DLC) 2006037070 (OCoLC)76167271 |
| ISBN |
9780826265760 (electronic bk.) |
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0826265766 (electronic bk.) |
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