Home Front Heroism
Civilians and Conflict in Second World War London
Seiten
2024
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5261-6212-0 (ISBN)
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5261-6212-0 (ISBN)
Home front heroism explores how civilians were framed as heroic during the Second World War. Through a focus on London, this book explores how the effects and demands of conflict created increased opportunities for heroics, and created a need for heroism to be acknowledged, awarded and celebrated. -- .
Home front heroism investigates how civilians were recognised and celebrated as heroic during the Second World War. Through a focus on London, this book explores how heroism was manufactured as civilians adopted roles in production, protection and defence, through the use of uniforms and medals, and through the way that civilians were injured and killed.
This book makes a novel contribution to the study of heroism by exploring the spatial, material, corporeal and ritualistic dimensions of heroic representations. By tracing the different ways that home front heroism was cultivated on a national, local and personal level, this study promotes new ways of thinking about the meaning and value of heroism during periods of conflict. It will appeal to anyone interested in the social and cultural history of Second World War as well as the sociology and psychology of heroism. -- .
Home front heroism investigates how civilians were recognised and celebrated as heroic during the Second World War. Through a focus on London, this book explores how heroism was manufactured as civilians adopted roles in production, protection and defence, through the use of uniforms and medals, and through the way that civilians were injured and killed.
This book makes a novel contribution to the study of heroism by exploring the spatial, material, corporeal and ritualistic dimensions of heroic representations. By tracing the different ways that home front heroism was cultivated on a national, local and personal level, this study promotes new ways of thinking about the meaning and value of heroism during periods of conflict. It will appeal to anyone interested in the social and cultural history of Second World War as well as the sociology and psychology of heroism. -- .
Ellena Matthews is a historian and civil servant -- .
Introduction
1 Production: factories, wartime productivity and workplace heroism
2 Danger: protection, defence and care in the metropolis
3 Uniforms: clothing, uniformity and collective heroism
4 Medals: objects of recognition, materiality and heroism
5 Wounding: aerial bombardment and the civilian war wounded
6 Death: the civilian war dead and shared sacrifice
Conclusion -- .
| Erscheinungsdatum | 21.05.2024 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Cultural History of Modern War |
| Zusatzinfo | 10 Illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Manchester |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 523 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-5261-6212-1 / 1526162121 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-5261-6212-0 / 9781526162120 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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