Home front heroism (eBook)

Civilians and conflict in Second World War London

Ellena Matthews (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
328 Seiten
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5261-6211-3 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 11.6.2024
• Reihe/Serie: Cultural History of Modern War
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: bombardment • George Cross • George Medal • heroism • Home Front • London • Second World War • uniforms • War Dead • war wounded
• ISBN-10: 1-5261-6211-3 / 1526162113
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5261-6211-3 / 9781526162113