Girl trouble : panic and progress in the history of young women / Carol Dyhouse.
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TextPublication details: London : Zed, 2014, c2013Edition: [New ed.]Description: viii, 312 p. : ill., facsims., ports. ; 20 cmISBN: 9781783601608; 9781552666913Subject(s): Young women -- Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century | Young women -- Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 20th century | Feminism -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th centuryDDC classification: 305.242209 Summary: The history of young women is a history of trouble. Arguments about whether girls have been the victims or the beneficiaries of social change have raged through modern history. This sparkling, panoramic social history takes a close look at the anxieties, horror stories and moral unease that have accompanied changes in girls' lives since Victorian times. It shows the importance of disentangling panic from progress if we are to understand the true story of twentieth century girls.
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First published: London : Zed, 2013.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The history of young women is a history of trouble. Arguments about whether girls have been the victims or the beneficiaries of social change have raged through modern history. This sparkling, panoramic social history takes a close look at the anxieties, horror stories and moral unease that have accompanied changes in girls' lives since Victorian times. It shows the importance of disentangling panic from progress if we are to understand the true story of twentieth century girls.
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