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1 online resource (348 pages). |
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text file |
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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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
World War (1914-1918) |
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Social aspects -- Great Britain.
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Civilians in war -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
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Civilians in war. |
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Great Britain. |
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History. |
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20th century |
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Men -- Great Britain -- Social conditions.
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Men. |
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Social conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Subject |
Men. |
| Added 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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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ugolini, Laura. Civvies : Middle-class men on the English Home Front, 1914-18. Oxford : Manchester University Press, ©2016 |
| ISBN |
9781526110756 (electronic book) |
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152611075X (electronic book) |
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0719086019 |
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9780719086014 |
| Standard No. |
60001843003 |
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