British culture and the First World War / George Robb.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robb, George.

Series:

Social history in perspective (Palgrave (Firm))

Social history in perspective

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--History--George V, 1910-1936.

Great Britain.

History.

World War, 1914-1918--Great Britain.

World War, 1914-1918.

Great Britain--Social conditions--20th century.

Social conditions.

World War, 1914-1918--Literature and the war.

Great Britain--Civilization--20th century.

Civilization.

World War, 1914-1918--Art and the war.

World War, 1914-1918--Influence.

Genre:

Art and the war.

Art.

Physical Description:

ix, 274 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave, 2002.

Summary:

A brief but comprehensive survey of British society and culture during the First World War. George Robb concentrates not on military campaigns and battle strategies, but on the lives of ordinary Britons - how they responded to and were affected by the war, how they attempted to understand the conflict and to explain it to others, and how they have dealt with the war's legacies in the years since. Robb synthesizes the most recent work on the social and cultural history of the war, as well as reclaiming many forgotten popular cultural sources such as films, cartoons, advertisements and pulp novels.

Contents:

1 Nation, Race, and Empire 5

2 Gender, Sex, and Sexuality 32

3 Class, Labor, and State Control 67

4 Propaganda and Censorship 96

5 Art and Literature 129

6 Popular Culture 160

7 Science and Technology 186

8 Remembering and Memorializing the War 208.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-266) and index.

ISBN:

0333715713

0333715721

OCLC:

48399051