Title Men in reserve : British civilian masculinities in the Second World War / Juliette Pattinson, Arthur McIvor, Linsey Robb

Published Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2017

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) Series Cultural history of modern war Cultural history of modern war. Contents Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- 1 Men in reserve: recovering the civilian man -- The soldier hero and the invisible male civilian -- Reclaiming the "worker hero" -- Invisibility in academia and in the archives -- The interview sample -- Structure of the book -- Notes -- 2 Raising an "industrial army": the policy of reservation in the First and Second World Wars "Starred men": reservation in the First World War -- "Scrimjacks" and "scrimshanks": the 1939 (Provisional) Schedule of Reserved Occupations -- Reservation during the Phoney War -- Bevin and the mobilisation of manpower -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 3 "Making a contribution to the war effort": reactions to reserved status, masculinity and the military -- "Have you done your bit?": the desire to enlist -- "You're wasting my effing time . . .": attempts to enlist in the military -- "The making of me": experiences in the military "I'm not a pacifist but . . .": disinterest in military life -- "We did something to stop the Germans": valuing contributions to the war effort -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 4 Grafters, not shirkers: reserved men at work -- Masculinities at work before the Second World War -- Forging Stakhanovites: the pressures of wartime work -- "Quids in": the rewards of wartime work -- Validating masculinity: skill, strength and expertise -- "Women flooded in": reserved men, female labour and dilution -- Squaring up to management: masculinity, trade unions and strikes ConclusionNotes -- 5 Bodies on the line: risk, health and manliness -- "Made of iron": work and the body -- Under surveillance: honing, disciplining and regulating the reserved body -- "He too is a warrior facing danger every day": accidents, risk and the body -- "There was no health and safety": risk and male work cultures in wartime -- "With no regard for ... the welfare of the workmen": unhealthy, dirty and toxic work -- "We were targets": war production and aerial bombardment -- Conclusion -- Notes 6 Outside the factory gates: reserved life on the home front -- "I had work to do": the disavowal of wartime leisure -- Facing a different kind of enemy: sport on the home front -- "It wasn't a gay time but ... ": the pursuit of pleasure in wartime -- "Apart from the Blitz it was a nice time": the incursions of war -- "Wanted to have a go": service in civil defence -- All the girls prefer a soldier: romance and the reserved man -- Conclusions -- Notes -- 7 Forgotten: the missing legacy of Britain's reserved occupations Summary 'Men in Reserve' provides the first nationwide study of the reserved occupations, bringing together a wide range of sources including new oral histories, autobiographies, archive, visual and film materials Notes 1. Men in reserve: recovering the civilian man 2. Raising an 'industrial army': the policy of reservation in the First and Second World Wars 3. 'Making a contribution to the war effort': reactions to reserved status, masculinity and the military 4. Grafters not shirkers: reserved men at work 5. Bodies on the line: risk, health and manliness 6. Outside the factory gates: reserved life on the home front 7. Forgotten: the missing legacy of Britain's reserved occupations Concluding thoughts Index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 344-374) and index Notes CIP data; item not viewed Subject Men -- Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 20th century Masculinity -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- Great Britain SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies. HISTORY -- General. Masculinity Men -- Social conditions Social aspects Social conditions SUBJECT Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056944 Subject Great Britain Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author McIvor, Arthur, author Robb, Linsey, 1986- author. LC no. 2017304088 ISBN 9781526106148 1526106140 9781526106131 1526106132

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