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British culture & the First World War / Robb, George.
LIBRA DA577 .R63 2015
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Robb, George, author.
- Series:
- Social history in perspective (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
- Social history in perspective series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1914-1918--Great Britain.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- World War, 1914-1918--Influence.
- Great Britain--Social life and customs--20th century.
- Great Britain.
- Manners and customs.
- Great Britain--Civilization--20th century.
- Civilization.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 285 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Other Title:
- British culture and the First World War
- British culture and WWI
- Place of Publication:
- London : Palgrave, 2015.
- Summary:
- The First World War has left its imprint on British society and the popular imagination to an extent almost unparalleled in modern history. Focusing on the lives of ordinary Britons, this engaging study seeks to comprehend what it meant for an entire society to undergo the tremendous shocks and demands of total war. British Culture & the First World War: examines the war's impact on ideologies of race, class, gender and imperialism, the government's efforts to manage news and to promote patriotism, the role of the arts and sciences, and the commemoration of the war over the last century, synthesizes key scholarship on the social and cultural history of the war, reclaims a number of neglected or forgotten popular cultural sources such as films, cartoons, juvenile literature and best-selling novels. Thoroughly revised and updated, the new edition of this accessible and refreshing text includes enhanced discussion of propaganda and debates over how the war ended, and places greater emphasis on the legacy and memory of the war. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- The realities of modern warfare
- Class, labor, and state control
- Gender, sex, and sexuality
- Nation, race, and empire
- Propaganda and censorship
- Art and literature
- Popular culture
- Remembering and memorializing the war.
- Notes:
- Thoroughly revised and updated, the new edition of this accessible and refreshing text includes enhanced discussion of propaganda and debates over how the war ended, and places greater emphasis on the legacy and memory of the war.--Back cover.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-279) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1137307501
- 9781137307507
- 9781137307491
- 1137307498
- OCLC:
- 900011292
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