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1 online resource (348 pages) |
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Cultural History of Modern War MUP |
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Cultural History of Modern War MUP
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| Contents |
CIVVIES: MIDDLE-CLASS MEN ON THE ENGLISH HOME FRONT, 1914-18: Laura Ugolini; Half Title Page ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Contents ; Illustrations ; Acknowledgements ; Introduction: Middle-class men and the First World War ; 1 The impact of war, c.1914-15 ; 2 The war on the home front, c.1915-18 |
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3. A united home front? 4. Civilians and military service ; 5. Home front volunteers ; 6. Working lives ; 7. Consumption and leisure ; 8. Families and relationships ; Conclusion; Bibliography ; Index |
| Summary |
The history of the First World War continues to attract enormous interest. However, most attention remains concentrated on combatants, creating a misleading picture of wartime Britain: one might be forgiven for assuming that by 1918, the country had become virtually denuded of civilian men and particularly of middle-class men who - or so it seems - volunteered en masse in the early months of war. In fact, the majority of middle-class (and other) men did not enlist, but we still know little about their wartime experiences. Civvies thus takes a different approach to the history of the war and fo |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-333) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
World War, 1914-1918 -- Social aspects -- Great Britain
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Civilians in war -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
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Men -- Great Britain -- Social conditions
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Western.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Conflict Resolution & Mediation
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Civilians in war
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Men -- Social conditions
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Social aspects
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Weltkrieg
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Heimatfront
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Mittelstand
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Mann
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Great Britain
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Großbritannien
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Taithe, Bertrand
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Summerfield, Penny
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Gatrell, Peter
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Jones, Max
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Carden-Coyne, Ana
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| ISBN |
9781526110756 |
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152611075X |
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9781526110749 |
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1526110741 |
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