{"product_id":"vera-brittain-a-feminist-life-hardback-9780631147152","title":"Vera Brittain; A Feminist Life (Hardback) 9780631147152","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eVera Brittain\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Feminist Life\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDeborah Gorham (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631147152, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 5 March 1996\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e352 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16 x 3.2 cm, 0.652 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Gorham has written an important life of Vera Brittain that scholars and students of the period will not want to miss.\" \u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review, June 1997\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"By far the most substantial product of academic interest in Brittain to have appeared to date.\" \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Sensitive and compelling biography.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Toronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Gorham is to be commended for producing a balanced book, and for making extensive and intelligent use of feminist criticism. Gorham has been blessed with extensive source materials and has used them well in a fine, provocative, inspiriting biography.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Women's Review of Books, July 1996\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis is a biographical study of the English writer and social activist Vera Brittain, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Testament of Youth \u003cd\u003e\u003c\/d\u003e.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements. \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Macclesfield and Buxton:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Origin, 1893-1911.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. 'Provincial Young Ladyhood', 1911-1914.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: 'History's Greatest Disaster': Love and Work in the Great War:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Somerville, 1914-1915.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Love in Wartime.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. War Work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: 'Lady into Woman': Friendship, Work and Marriage in the 1920s:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Friendship and Feminism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Feminism and Internationalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Semi-detached Marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: 'Having Crossed the Rubicon': The 1930s and After:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. The Writing of \u003ci\u003eTestament of Youth.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. 'Having crossed the Rubicon.'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52474991378712,"sku":"9780631147152","price":72.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631147152.jpg?v=1785802689","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/vera-brittain-a-feminist-life-hardback-9780631147152","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}