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The Resource Of Little Comfort : War Widows, Fallen Soldiers, and the Remaking of the Nation after the Great War, Erika Kuhlman, (electronic resource)

Of Little Comfort : War Widows, Fallen Soldiers, and the Remaking of the Nation after the Great War, Erika Kuhlman, (electronic resource)

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Summary
During and especially after World War I, the millions of black-clad widows on the streets of Europe's cities were a constant reminder that war caused carnage on a vast scale. But widows were far more than just a reminder of the war's fallen soldiers; they were literal and figurative actresses in how nations crafted their identities in the interwar era. In this extremely original study, Erika Kuhlman compares the ways in which German and American widows experienced their post-war status, and how that played into the cultures of mourning in their two nations: one defeated, the other victorious
Language
eng
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Publication
Extent
1 online resource (236 pages)
Contents
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 An Army of Widows; 2 Trostlose Stunden: German War Widows; 3 The War Widows' Romance: Victory and Loss in the United States; 4 The Transnationalization of Soldiers, Widows, and War Relief; 5 "The Other Trench": Remarriage, Pro-natalism, and the Rebirthing of the Nation; Epilogue; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; About the Author;
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9780814749050
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https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/eui/detail.action?docID=865632
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Of Little Comfort : War Widows, Fallen Soldiers, and the Remaking of the Nation after the Great War
Title
Of Little Comfort
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War Widows, Fallen Soldiers, and the Remaking of the Nation after the Great War
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Erika Kuhlman
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Subject
Language
eng
Summary
During and especially after World War I, the millions of black-clad widows on the streets of Europe's cities were a constant reminder that war caused carnage on a vast scale. But widows were far more than just a reminder of the war's fallen soldiers; they were literal and figurative actresses in how nations crafted their identities in the interwar era. In this extremely original study, Erika Kuhlman compares the ways in which German and American widows experienced their post-war status, and how that played into the cultures of mourning in their two nations: one defeated, the other victorious
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AU-PeEL
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1961-
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Kuhlman, Erika A.
Nature of contents
dictionaries
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  • Nationalism
  • Transnationalism
  • War widows
  • War widows
  • War widows
  • World War, 1914-1918
  • World War, 1914-1918
  • World War, 1914-1918
  • Germany
  • United States
Label
Of Little Comfort : War Widows, Fallen Soldiers, and the Remaking of the Nation after the Great War, Erika Kuhlman, (electronic resource)
Link
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/eui/detail.action?docID=865632
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online resource
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  • cr
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rdacarrier.
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text
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  • txt
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rdacontent.
Contents
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 An Army of Widows; 2 Trostlose Stunden: German War Widows; 3 The War Widows' Romance: Victory and Loss in the United States; 4 The Transnationalization of Soldiers, Widows, and War Relief; 5 "The Other Trench": Remarriage, Pro-natalism, and the Rebirthing of the Nation; Epilogue; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; About the Author;
Control code
u370719
Extent
1 online resource (236 pages)
Form of item
electronic
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9780814749050
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Media type code
  • c
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
  • EBL865632
  • (OCoLC)1047742632
Label
Of Little Comfort : War Widows, Fallen Soldiers, and the Remaking of the Nation after the Great War, Erika Kuhlman, (electronic resource)
Link
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/eui/detail.action?docID=865632
Publication
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier.
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent.
Contents
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 An Army of Widows; 2 Trostlose Stunden: German War Widows; 3 The War Widows' Romance: Victory and Loss in the United States; 4 The Transnationalization of Soldiers, Widows, and War Relief; 5 "The Other Trench": Remarriage, Pro-natalism, and the Rebirthing of the Nation; Epilogue; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; About the Author;
Control code
u370719
Extent
1 online resource (236 pages)
Form of item
electronic
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9780814749050
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Media type code
  • c
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
  • EBL865632
  • (OCoLC)1047742632

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