Gender and the Great War provides a global, thematic approach to a century of scholarship on the war, masculinity and femininity, and it constitutes the most up-to-date survey of the topic by well-known scholars in the field.

Contents Acknowledgements List of Contributors Introduction Susan R. Grayzel and Tammy M. Proctor Chapter 1: Gender and Citizenship Kimberly Jensen Chapter 2: Gender and Resistance Erika Kuhlman Chapter 3: Gender and Work Deborah Thom Chapter 4: Gender and Race Richard S. Fogarty Chapter 5: Gender and Sexuality Ana Carden-Coyne and Laura Doan Chapter 6: Gender and Age Tammy M. Proctor Chapter 7: Gender and Occupation Jovana Kne%zevi? Chapter 8: Gender and Everyday Life Karen Hunt Chapter 9: Gender and Warfare Susan R. Grayzel Chapter 10: Gender and Violence Michelle Moyd Chapter 11: Gender and Mourning Joy Damousi Chapter 12: Gender and Memory Karen Petrone Chapter 13: The Scholarship of the First World War Susan R. Grayzel and Tammy M. Proctor Selected Bibliography

"Gender and the Great War provides a valuable overview and summary of scholarship published in the last decade. The breadth of its contributions, reinforced by the exceptional bibliography, should be especially useful to graduate students interested in understanding how gender analysis enriches our understanding of the cataclysmic effects of the Great War." -- Martha Hanna, Journal of Modern History "[A] welcome addition to the genre....All in all, this anthology provides an excellent venue for war, gender, and nationalism studies."--CHOICE "[T]his is an insightful, balanced and admirably wide-ranging volume that offers a valuable introduction for new students and supplies ample food for thought for seasoned scholars in the field..."--Matthew Kovac, The London School of Economics Review of Books "[E]xcellent volume...Gender and the Great War provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the transnational scholarship on the gender dynamics of World War I."--Virginia R. Boynton, The History Teacher "Gender & the Great War is a well-integrated anthology which draws together recent scholarship on gender and the First World War, the impact of gender on the war, and the impact of the war on gender....The book's range is indeed impressive and each chapter is so well written that it is a pleasure to read. This is both a useful book, bringing us up to date on the state of this field, and a provocative one. Each chapter concludes with a series of questions and topics for further research to entice more scholars to join the investigation. The authors collectively show us how far our understanding of gender and war have come in recent decades..."--Margaret Darrow, H-Diplo

Selling point: Addresses both feminine and masculine genders in examining the experiences of men and women in the war. Selling point: 2014-2018 is the 100th anniversary of World War I. Selling point: Offers a transnational approach and an example of how historiography works for undergraduate students.

Susan R. Grayzel is a Professor of History and Director of the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies at the University of Mississippi. Her publications include: Women's Identities at War: Gender, Motherhood and Politics in Britain and France during the First World War; Women and the First World War; At Home and Under Fire: Air Raids and Culture in Britain from the Great War to the Blitz; and The First World War: A Brief History with Documents. Tammy M. Proctor is a Professor and Department Head of History at Utah State University. Her published works include Civilians in a World at War, Scouting for Girls: A Century of Girl Guides and Girls Scouts and Female Intelligence: Women and Espionage in the First World War.

Selling point: Addresses both feminine and masculine genders in examining the experiences of men and women in the war. Selling point: 2014-2018 is the 100th anniversary of World War I. Selling point: Offers a transnational approach and an example of how historiography works for undergraduate students.