Emma Vickers
Queen and country (Gender in History)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781784991180
- author:
- Emma Vickers
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Manchester University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2015
- Pages:
- 220
- Dimensions:
- 14 x 1.3 x 21.6 cm
- Genre:
- History, World History, World War II 1939-1945
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Queen and Country explores the complex relationship between same-sex desire and the British Armed Forces during World War II. This study sheds light on how men and women navigated their lives, loves, and survival within an institution that publicly rejected same-sex activity.
The book also examines why same-sex desire has been largely absent from the historical record of the war, and delves into the politics of memory to understand this omission. By investigating the absence of same-sex desire in the war's narrative, Queen and Country offers a fresh perspective on one of the most significant conflicts of the 20th century.
Through its examination of cohesion, homosociability, and desire within the military, Queen and Country pushes beyond traditional military history to illuminate a previously overlooked aspect of the war.
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