Unhappy Mothers: Women, Motherhood, and Social Change in Postwar Britain
Author:   Sarah Crook
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
ISBN:  

9781526140128


Pages:   280
Publication Date:   29 July 2025
Format:   Hardback
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Unhappy Mothers: Women, Motherhood, and Social Change in Postwar Britain


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In the decades following the Second World War, mothers' experiences of loneliness, boredom and unhappiness were increasingly widely acknowledged. The language of postnatal depression came to be attached to this, but mothers organised around their own discontent in ways that challenged the medical model. Unhappy mothers draws attention to the social, political, and professional contexts within which knowledge about unhappy mothering developed. Drawing upon an extensive range of archival material, the book addresses themes around expertise, feminism, and the value given to lived experience.

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Author:   Sarah Crook
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.473kg
ISBN:  

9781526140128


ISBN 10:   1526140128
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   29 July 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Sarah Crook is a Senior Lecturer in History at Swansea University.

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