'... using her wide knowledge and personal experience of the Federal Republic to great effect Professor Kolinsky [sets] women's issues in the context of a particular social and political tradition.'Times Higher Education Supplement
Second revised edition- Thoroughly updated and includes a new chapter on the implications of the events in 1989 for women in both East and West Germany.Having emerged in 1945 from the shackles of Nazi ideology, German women have played a major part in postwar economic and social reconstruction. The author examines issues such as women's position in the labour market since 1945; their vocational and professional training; their changing role within the family and at work; and the effects of European rulings on equal opportunities.
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In the post-1945 years, German women played a major role in post-war economic and social reconstruction. These changes preceded other shifts in values and gender relations by 20 years. The author examines these developments and provides an updated survey of women in German society.
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Between chores and dreams - social situation and personal expectations of women in the immediate postwar years; equal rights for women - a profile of legislative change; family life and lifestyles; women in education - schools, vocational training and universities; women in employment - structural changes and personal opportunities; women and politics in West Germany; women in the new Germany.
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Having emerged in 1945 from the shackles of Nazi ideology, German women have played a major part in postwar economic and social reconstruction. The author examines issues such as women's position in the labour market since 1945; their vocational and professional training; their changing role within the family and at work; and the effects of European rulings on equal opportunities.
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Also available in paperback, 9780854968183 £19.99 (March, 1993)
Product details
ISBN
9780854963911
Published
1993-03-03
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; Berg Publishers
Height
216 mm
Width
138 mm
Thickness
24 mm
Age
G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
368
Author