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BL
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1007040
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b761410
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Friedman, Barbara G.,1963-
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| Title & Author
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From the battlefront to the bridal suite : : media coverage of British war brides, 1942-1946 /\ Barbara G. Friedman.
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| Publication Statement
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Columbia :: University of Missouri Press,, ©2007.
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1 online resource (x, 154 pages)
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| ISBN
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0826265766
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: 9780826265760
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0826217184
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9780826217189
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-146) and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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| Abstract
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"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.
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War brides-- Press coverage-- Great Britain.
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War brides-- Press coverage-- United States.
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World War, 1939-1945-- Social aspects-- Great Britain.
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World War, 1939-1945-- Social aspects-- United States.
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World War, 1939-1945-- Women-- Press coverage.
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LANGUAGE ARTS DISCIPLINES-- Journalism.
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Social aspects.
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Women-- Press coverage.
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Great Britain.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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070.4/49940531
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| LC Classification
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PN4784.W38F75 2007eb
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