“It is important to define the problem not just as an act of physical violence,” says Tucker. “Because when you actually try to understand what physical violence is, you see that it is just another tool in the battere1"s kit to exercise ...
What this means is that Crystal, who could “kind of" cook spaghetti, who had never paid an electric or gas bill, who'd never balanced a checkbook, who didn't have a savings account, who'd never drawn up a household budget or filed her ...
Shedding new light on the Wilhelmine government, German subjects' role as political actors, and the influence of the war on the home front on the Weimar state and society, Home Fires Burning helps rewrite the political history of World War ...
Georgina Lydia Lee (1869-1965) moved in high society and, together with her husband Charles, had many contacts with members of the Establishment. In October 1913, aged 44, Georgina gave birth to her only child, Harry.
This book will help you understand the dynamics of Army family lives and the impacts of wars, separations, and hardships. And yes, there are good times, love, and enduring friendships all the while keeping the home fires burning.
Cantankerous Jake Tibbetts, editor of the town newspaper, struggles to find meaning in a world he thought he understood, when the Second World War shakes the lives of everyone in his small Southern community
Home Fires Burning: The History of Domestic Heating and Cooking
Home Fires Burning: The History of Domestic Heating and Cooking
A study of the modern American soldier's wife profiles a group of military wives--many living at Fort Drum in upstate New York--over the course of a year, detailing the conflict between military traditions and a changing social climate.