The War from Within - by Ute Daniel (Hardcover)

About the Book

"For the purposes of this publication, I have rewritten and shortened my original text."--Foreword.

Book Synopsis

This important translation looks at World War I from the perspective of German working-class women. The author demonstrates the intimate connection between 'general' social history and women's history while analyzing the dynamics between these different levels of interpretation. She asks: - How did women view the war and whom did they hold responsible for it? - How did military leaders and politicians perceive women at work, in the home, and on the streets? This book explores the ways in which the people themselves interpreted their world and their lives -- a perspective often neglected by historians but one becoming increasingly relevant in Germany today. Essential reading for all those interested in War Studies, German Studies, History and Women's Studies and an excellent text for course use.

Review Quotes

". . . An important analysis of the conditions under which women and families lived in the war years." --English Historical Review

"an excellent introduction to the history of working women during the First World War and its translation is to be welcomed, not least because it permits further comparative study of women's wartime experiences." --H-NET Book Review

"Tells important stories which challenge the received history of the First World War." --Canadian Journal of History

"This important volume, now in translation, is a welcome addition to the others appearing in the series 'The Legacy of the Great War'." --The Journal of Modern History

" ... this is an important study which contributes to a fresh interpretation of the role of the home front in Germany during the First World War and of the longer-term position of women in Germany." --War in History

"Looks at the First World War from the perspective of German working-class women, providing an insight into their later behaviour during the inter-war period...demonstrates the intimate connection between"general" social history and women's history....explores the ways in which the women themselves interpretd their world and their lives-a perspective often neglected." --Institute of Holocaust Research

"The translation of this new classic study of working-class women's changing situation during the First World War is and extremely welcome event... The book will be of interest not only to students of twentieth-century German history, but to students of gender and war in modern states in general." --Social History

About the Author

Ute Daniel Technische Universität Braunschweig Translated from the German by Margaret Ries