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Organized patriotism and the crucible of war : popular imperialism in Britain, 1914-1932 / Matthew C. Hendley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hendley, Matthew, 1966-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Patriotic societies--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Patriotic societies.
- Women--Great Britain--Societies and clubs--History--20th century.
- Women.
- Great Britain--History--George V, 1910-1936.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1910-1936.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 360 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- How the First World War made women central to popular imperialism in Britain.
- Contents:
- The decline and fall of a militaristic patriotic league: the National Service League during the First World War
- Educating imperialists: the League of the Empire during the First World War
- A kinder and gentler imperialism: the Victoria League during the First World War
- The triumph of domesticated imperialism?: the Victoria League and the League of the Empire in the 1920's
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-7735-3961-1
- 1-283-58391-7
- OCLC:
- 811411354
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