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Desperate Housewives, Neuroses and the Domestic Environment, 1945–1970

Ali Haggett author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:1st Mar '12

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Although the figure of the ‘desperate housewife’ is familiar to us, Haggett suggests that many women in the 1950s and ’60s led satisfying lives and that gender roles, while very different, were often seen as equal.

'richly contextualized and rigorously researched, Haggett's book makes a unique contribution to our knowledge and understanding of women and gender roles in post-Second World War Britain, questioning feminist orthodoxies on domesticity and emotional well-being' Hilary Marland, University of Warwick 'The lesson from this scholarly and provocative book is clear: if we are to distinguish effectively between myth and reality, we desperately need more such nuanced and carefully evidenced historical accounts of the social determinants of mental illness.' Mark Jackson, University of Exeter For women's studies and women's history collections. Recommended. CHOICE

ISBN: 9781848933101

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 498g

250 pages