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International Dimensions of Women's Suffrage: 'At the crossroads of several interlocking identities' (2005)
Journal Article
Hannam, J. (2005). International Dimensions of Women's Suffrage: 'At the crossroads of several interlocking identities'. Women's History Review, 14(3-4), 543-560. https://doi.org/10.1080/09612020500200438

This article surveys recent suffrage histories in a range of countries across the world with a focus on the neglected period of the interwar years. It asks what the suffrage movement would look like if viewed through the eyes of women from outside Br... Read More about International Dimensions of Women's Suffrage: 'At the crossroads of several interlocking identities'.

Imaginary widows: Spinsters, marriage, and the "Lost generation" in Britain after the great war (2005)
Journal Article
Holden, K. (2005). Imaginary widows: Spinsters, marriage, and the "Lost generation" in Britain after the great war. Journal of Family History, 30(4), 388-409. https://doi.org/10.1177/0363199005275836

This article argues that the status of spinster was associated with widowhood in the decades after the First World War in Britain, an association that is still active in our collective memory. Widely publicized census statistics suggesting that a who... Read More about Imaginary widows: Spinsters, marriage, and the "Lost generation" in Britain after the great war.

The 'milch-cow state' revisited: Republican politics in the Aveyron (2005)
Journal Article
Simpson, M. (2005). The 'milch-cow state' revisited: Republican politics in the Aveyron. Historical Journal, 48(3), 743-768. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0018246X05004644

This article examines the 'republicanization' of the Aveyron under the Third Republic, exploring issues of the practice and meaning of politics in this rural département. I look at the impact of the Republic's efforts to secularize education and ask... Read More about The 'milch-cow state' revisited: Republican politics in the Aveyron.

Spinners or sinners? PR, journalists and public trust (2005)
Journal Article
Jempson, M. (2005). Spinners or sinners? PR, journalists and public trust. Journal of Communication Management, 9(3), 267-276. https://doi.org/10.1108/13632540510621542

The credibility of journalists and public relations professionals took some bad knocks in 2004. This paper examines the recent history of the debate and some of the efforts being made within the communications industry to rebuild the public confidenc... Read More about Spinners or sinners? PR, journalists and public trust.

Politeness-induced semantic change: The case of quand même (2005)
Journal Article
Beeching, K. (2005). Politeness-induced semantic change: The case of quand même. Language Variation and Change, 17(2), 155-180. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954394505050076

This article contributes to a growing body of theory that posits language-external, social factors as a primary motor in diachronic change. Politeness theory and the use of variationist approaches enable us to posit, and test, the hypothesis of a typ... Read More about Politeness-induced semantic change: The case of quand même.