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From servants of the empire to everyday heroes : the British honours system in the twentieth century / Tobias Harper.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Harper, Tobias, author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Orders of knighthood and chivalry--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Orders of knighthood and chivalry.
- Decorations of honor--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Decorations of honor.
- Great Britain.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- A history of the British Crown honours system in the 20th century, showing its evolution through a period of democratisation and decolonisation, Tobias Harper examines how governments used the honours system to shape ideologies of loyalty and service, while dissidents turned the symbolism of honours against the Crown.
- Notes:
- This edition also issued in print: 2020.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-257809-X
- 0-19-187671-2
- 0-19-257808-1
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