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Author Babic, Annessa Ann, author

Title America's changing icons : constructing patriotic women from World War I to the present / Annessa Ann Babic
Published Lanham : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, [2018]

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Contents Columbia and the American girl during World War I -- Wonder women fetishes and fantasies -- Redesigning the 1950s American woman -- Bra burning and other misdemeanors -- The Gulf wars and the changing light -- Postscript -- Images -- Selected bibliography -- About the author
Summary America's Changing Icons examines nationalism and gendered national roles via the lens of popular culture, to explore the discursive and at times chaotic ways American society interprets itself. This multi layered examination delves into the iconography and role of American women, and their evolution, from World War I to the present
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher
Subject Women -- United States -- Social conditions
Patriotism -- United States
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
Patriotism
Women -- Social conditions
United States
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2018005563
ISBN 9781683931355
1683931351