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Brave new causes

by Deborah Philips

History and criticismEnglish fictionHistoryFeminism and literatureWomen and literatureWorking class women in literatureWomen employees in literatureInfluence

This work represents a major remapping of the literary history of the 1950s. It reveals the importance of women, hitherto underestimated, in postwar society. Also, it offers a reinterpretation of many familiar texts of the period.

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Book data: Open Library