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No Life Like It
Military Wives in Canada
by Deborah Harrison and Lucie Laliberte
This book is a compelling case study in gendered division of labour. It is also a feminist account of how women's work is organized and controlled by a powerful social institution.
This book is a compelling case study in gendered division of labour. It is also a feminist account of how women's work is organized and controlled by a powerful social institution.
The authors interviewed 112 English and French speaking military wives and former wives, representing all ranks and elements of the service. They also conducted 47 interviews with military members, family support personnel, social workers, doctors, padres, and National Defence Headquarters administrators and generals.
No Like Like It offers an intimate and disturbing portrait of Canadian military life.
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Deborah Harrison
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