A kingdom united : popular responses to the outbreak of the First World War in Britain and Ireland / Catriona Pennell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pennell, Catriona.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public opinion--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Public opinion.

Public opinion--Ireland--History--20th century.

World War, 1914-1918--Public opinion.

World War, 1914-1918.

World War, 1914-1918--Great Britain.

World War, 1914-1918--Ireland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (325 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this documented study of British and Irish popular reactions to the outbreak of the First World War, Catriona Pennell explores public opinion of the time and successfully challenges the myth of British 'war enthusiasm'.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Figures, and Map; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations Used in Text; List of Abbreviations Used in Notes; Introduction; 1. Outbreak of War, July to August; 2. The National Cause; 3. The Enemy; 4. Encountering Violence: Imagined and Real; 5. A Volunteer War; 6. John Bull's Other Island; 7. Settling Into War; Conclusion; Appendix I: Dramatis Personae; Appendix II: Statistical Breakdown of 441 Witnesses Featured in Dramatis Personae; Appendix III: Location of Utilized Diaries, Memoirs, and Journals (Published and Unpublished)

Appendix IV: Anti-German Riots and Western Military Events, October 1914Sources and Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786613593870

0-19-162437-3

1-280-49864-1

OCLC:

922970834