Jam And Jerusalem: A Pictorial History Of The Women's Institute
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Few organisations have shaped the fabric of British rural life as profoundly as the Women's Institute, and Jam and Jerusalem presents a rich, visually compelling chronicle of its remarkable journey from a small agricultural movement to a nationally beloved institution. Through a carefully curated collection of photographs, documents, and memorabilia, Simon Goodenough's pictorial history traces the WI's evolution across the twentieth century, capturing the resourcefulness, camaraderie, and quiet determination of the millions of women who filled its ranks — from wartime jam-making campaigns to the rousing annual choruses of Jerusalem. Beyond its role as a nostalgic album, this work stands as a serious social document, illustrating the ways in which the WI both reflected and gently challenged the expectations placed upon women in British society. Goodenough's approach is warm yet authoritative, allowing the archive imagery to speak with its own eloquent voice while his prose anchors each era in its broader historical context. For anyone curious about the grassroots forces that quietly sustained a nation through its most turbulent decades, this pictorial testament offers a thoroughly absorbing and surprisingly moving answer.
Author: Simon Goodenough
Format: Hardback
Genre: British & Irish history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Few organisations have shaped the fabric of British rural life as profoundly as the Women's Institute, and Jam and Jerusalem presents a rich, visually compelling chronicle of its remarkable journey from a small agricultural movement to a nationally beloved institution. Through a carefully curated collection of photographs, documents, and memorabilia, Simon Goodenough's pictorial history traces the WI's evolution across the twentieth century, capturing the resourcefulness, camaraderie, and quiet determination of the millions of women who filled its ranks — from wartime jam-making campaigns to the rousing annual choruses of Jerusalem. Beyond its role as a nostalgic album, this work stands as a serious social document, illustrating the ways in which the WI both reflected and gently challenged the expectations placed upon women in British society. Goodenough's approach is warm yet authoritative, allowing the archive imagery to speak with its own eloquent voice while his prose anchors each era in its broader historical context. For anyone curious about the grassroots forces that quietly sustained a nation through its most turbulent decades, this pictorial testament offers a thoroughly absorbing and surprisingly moving answer.