Women in war films : from helpless heroine to G.I. Jane /

Women in war films : from helpless heroine to G.I. Jane /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Donald, Ralph, author.
Imprint:	Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2014]
Description:	v, 337 pages ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	War films -- History and criticism. Women in motion pictures. Sex role in motion pictures. Sex role in motion pictures. War films. Women in motion pictures. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10042843

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Other authors / contributors:	MacDonald, Karen, 1947- author.
ISBN:	9781442234468 (cloth : alk. paper) 1442234466 (cloth : alk. paper) 9781442234475 (ebook : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Includes filmography.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Mothers, Daughters, Sisters, and Girlfriends: The Madonnas
3. Women as Chattel
4. Women as Prostitutes, "Loose Women," Camp Followers, and the Unfaithful
5. The Hawksian Woman
6. GI Jane and Female Resistance Fighters
7. The Female Spy, or "Mata Flari"
8. Female Nurses and Doctors
9. A Few Concluding Thoughts
Annotated Filmography of War Films
References
Index
About the Authors