Susan L. Carruthers

Making Do

Britons and the Refashioning of the Postwar World

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Produktbeschreibung

When World War II ended, a textile famine loomed. Garments were chronically scarce. What would everyone wear as uniforms were discarded and soldiers returned home, Nazi camps were liberated, and millions of refugees struggled to subsist? Making Do examines the crucial role of clothing in refashioning lives after devastating violence.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 386
• Erscheinungstermin: April 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781009464284
• ISBN-10: 1009464280
• Artikelnr.: 72063200

Autorenporträt

Susan L. Carruthers is Professor of US and International History at the University of Warwick. Much of her work focuses on war and the ways in which individuals, and societies more broadly, have made sense of conflict and its aftermath. She is the author of six previous books, including Dear John: Love and Loyalty in Wartime America (Cambridge University Press, 2022) and The Good Occupation: American Soldiers and the Hazards of Peace (2016).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Victors
2. Survivors
3. Veterans
4. Protestors
5. Germans
6. Workers
7. Brides
Conclusion
Epilogue.