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Women, the Bureaucracy, and Daily Life in Postwar Moscow, 1945-1953
Greta Bucher
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Hardcover. Examines the Soviet state's attempt to rebuild following World War II by offering support to families and encouraging women to enter the work force. This book also scrutinizes a society that proclaimed sexual equality, but was unable to achieve these goals because of the failure of the state to provide the structures necessary for equality. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
This monograph examines the Soviet state's attempt to rebuild and repopulate following World War II by offering to support families while encouraging women to enter the full-time work force. However, combined with the realities of postwar life and broken promises, this program was lacking and forced women to adopt their own survival strategies. The conflict between economic reality and the state's demands dictated the shape of women's lives as they attempted to balance both domestic concerns and professional advancement. This study scrutinizes a society that loudly proclaimed sexual equality and support for women workers, but these goals were never feasible ... Read more
This monograph examines the Soviet state's attempt to rebuild and repopulate following World War II by offering to support families while encouraging women to enter the full-time work force. However, combined with the realities of postwar life and broken promises, this program was lacking and forced women to adopt their own survival strategies. The conflict between economic reality and the state's demands dictated the shape of women's lives as they attempted to balance both domestic concerns and professional advancement. This study scrutinizes a society that loudly proclaimed sexual equality and support for women workers, but these goals were never feasible ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Bradenton, United States
ISBN
9780880335805
SKU
V9780880335805
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About Greta Bucher
Greta Bucher is associate professor of history at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Reviews for Women, the Bureaucracy, and Daily Life in Postwar Moscow, 1945-1953
A concise overview... useful to students in Russian history and comparative women's studies.
Beatrice Farnsworth The Russian Review Bucher's book will be of great interest to scholars of family and gender history.
Deborah A. Field Slavic Review
Beatrice Farnsworth The Russian Review Bucher's book will be of great interest to scholars of family and gender history.
Deborah A. Field Slavic Review