Afterlives of war

A descendants' history

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Roper, Michael

BuchGebunden

368 Seiten

Englisch

Manchester University Presserschienen am27.06.2023

This book documents the lives and historical pursuits of the generations in Australia, Britain and Germany who grew up in the shadow of the First World War. Although they were not direct witnesses to the conflict, through the intimate experience of coming after, they have played a key role in shaping the memory of the First World War since 1918mehr

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KlappentextThis book documents the lives and historical pursuits of the generations in Australia, Britain and Germany who grew up in the shadow of the First World War. Although they were not direct witnesses to the conflict, through the intimate experience of coming after, they have played a key role in shaping the memory of the First World War since 1918

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ISBN/GTIN978-1-5261-5403-3

ProduktartBuch

EinbandartGebunden

Verlag

Manchester University Press

Erscheinungsjahr2023

Erscheinungsdatum27.06.2023

ReiheCultural History of Modern War

Seiten368 Seiten

SpracheEnglisch

MasseBreite 145 mm, Höhe 222 mm, Dicke 23 mm

Gewicht596 g

Artikel-Nr.59568632

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GenreGeschichte/Politik

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Inhaltsverzeichnis

IntroductionPart I: Researcher1 The evidence of afterlives 2 Family transmissionPart II: Observer3 National narratives in the Centenary 4 Meeting in No Man´s Land: motives for remembrance - Michael Roper and Rachel Duffett Part II: Historian5 Fathers and the habits of home 6 Playing at war and being at war 7 Daughters, care and citizenship Part IV: Descendant8 Father and son on Bob´s war 9 Dysentery and the Anzac Legend10 Legacies of dysentery 11 Stomaching peace EpilogueIndexmehr