Research Catalog

Title

Women in contemporary Germany : life, work, and politics / Eva Kolinsky.

Author

Kolinsky, Eva.

Publication

Providence, RI : Berg ; [New York] : Distributed in North America by New York University Press, 1993.

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Details

Additional Authors

Kolinsky, Eva.

Description

xii, 340 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.

Summary

In the post-1945 years, German women played a major role in post-war economic and social reconstruction. These changes preceded other shifts in values and gender relations by 20 years. The author examines these developments and provides an updated survey of women in German society.

Series Statement

German studies series

Uniform Title

German studies series.

Subject

• Women > Germany

Note

• Distributor from label on cover.
• Revised edition of: Women in West Germany.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Tables, Figures and Appendices -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction (starting p. 1) -- 1 Between Chores and Dreams: Social Situation and Personal Expectations of Women in the Immediate Post-War Years (starting p. 7) -- 2 Equal Rights for Women: A Profile of Legislative Change (starting p. 41) -- 3 Family Life and Lifestyles (starting p. 75) -- 4 Women in Education: Schools, Vocational Training and Universities (starting p. 100) -- 5 Women in Employment: Structural Changes and Personal Opportunities (starting p. 151) -- 6 Women and Politics in West Germany (starting p. 192) -- 7 Women in the New Germany (starting p. 259) -- Conclusion (starting p. 295) -- Appendices (starting p. 309) -- Index (starting p. 333)

ISBN

• 085496391X
• 9780854963911
• 0854968180
• 9780854968183

LCCN

92040870

OCLC

• ocm27012504
• 27012504
• SCSB-1987784

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library