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Author Harper, Tobias, author.

Title From servants of the empire to everyday heroes : the British honours system in the twentieth century / Tobias Harper
Edition First edition
Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Audience Specialized
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (Oxford Scholarship Online, viewed on June 9, 2020)
Subject Orders of knighthood and chivalry -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
Decorations of honor -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
Orders of knighthood and chivalry.
Decorations of honor.
Great Britain.
Genre/Form Electronic books
History.
Form Electronic book
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