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Covering the period from the beginning of the twentieth century to
the outbreak of the First World War, this entertaining account
describes the lives of women in all classes of society: the
entertainments they watched, the clothes they wore, their education
and the effect it had on women's magazines, the work they did and
the rise of the 'office' as the Mecca for working women. The author
also considers the changing attitudes to contraception and sex.
This period, particularly its latter part, saw the rejection of old
leaders and old habits. In politics, in the trade unions, and
especially in the women's movement, the refusal of a so-called
reforming government to accede to moderate demands resulted in the
rise to power of militants. While primarily about Britain the book
also studies women in Germany, France and the United States,
offering a particularly revealing account of the stories of women,
famous and not, with a lucid, readable outline of the society in
which they lived and the social changes that affected their lives
and to which they themselves contributed.
Covering the period from the beginning of the twentieth century
to the outbreak of the First World War, this entertaining account
describes the lives of women in all classes of society: the
entertainments they watched, the clothes they wore, their education
and the effect it had on women s magazines, the work they did and
the rise of the office as the Mecca for working women. The author
also considers the changing attitudes to contraception and sex.
This period, particularly its latter part, saw the rejection of
old leaders and old habits. In politics, in the trade unions, and
especially in the women s movement, the refusal of a so-called
reforming government to accede to moderate demands resulted in the
rise to power of militants.
While primarily about Britain the book also studies women in
Germany, France and the United States, offering a particularly
revealing account of the stories of women, famous and not, with a
lucid, readable outline of the society in which they lived and the
social changes that affected their lives and to which they
themselves contributed.
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Scoundrels (Paperback)
Duncan Crowe, James Peak; Victor Cornwall, James Peak
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R292
R241
Discovery Miles 2 410
Save R51 (17%)
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ADVENTURE, DANGER, INTRIGUE, ESPIONAGE, VIOLENCE & SEX... JUST
ANOTHER DAY AT SCOUNDRELS CLUB. Spanning much of the 20th Century
and revolving around the infamous gentlemen's club of London,
Scoundrels is the jaw-dropping memoirs of disreputable spies Majors
Cornwall and Trevelyan. The Majors recount scandalous tales of
murder on Everest, panda hunting with the last Chinese Emperor and
the theft of a uniquely sordid item from the Nazi fortress
Klunghammer. But why have they been under house arrest for over
thirty years? Historically accurate, morally questionable and
absolutely true, Scoundrels is one part Flashman to two parts
Mordecai Trilogy, stirred vigorously and dashed in the face of Ian
Fleming. It will leave you with a nasty taste in your mouth and
horribly hungover
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