Blighty : British society in the era of the Great War

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Blighty : British society in the era of the Great War

Gerard J. DeGroot

Longman, 1996

  • : hbk
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 334-343) and index

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: pbk ISBN 9780582061378

内容説明

An analytical survey of Britain in the era of the Great War (focusing particularly on the period 1907-1922), which questions the common assumption that, because the war had a devastating impact on the British people, its social consequences must therefore have been equally apocalyptic and lasting. Dr. De Groot argues that prewar social structures and attitudes proved surprisingly resilient, and the innate conservatism of all classes in Britain ensured that postwar Britain was as little changed as new economic and technological circumstances allowed. There is more to the book, however, than its impressively argued thesis: rich with detail of life and culture from all levels of British society, this is a powerful and moving portrait of a nation under stress.

目次

Preface Introduction I, "Clad in Glittering White" II. Virtuous Inferiority III. "To Die Young" IV. Business as Usual V. War by Improvisation: Money, Manpower, Munitions and Food VI. Working for the War VII. Aliens, Outlaws and Dissenters VIII. Lions and Donkeys IX. Mobilising Minds X. Houses, Homes and Health XI. "Are You Forgetting There's a War On?" XII. Denouement, 1918 XIII. Coming Home XIV. The Dead, the Living and the Living Dead XV. The Social Legacy of the War: Three Steps Forward, Two Back XVI. Politics and the People: The Triumph of the Hard-Faced Men Bibliography Index.
巻冊次

: hbk ISBN 9780582061385

内容説明

This is an analytical survey of Britain in the era of the Great War, focusing particularly on the period 1907-1922. It questions the common assumption that, because the war had a devastating impact on the British people, its social consequences must therefore have been equally lasting. The book argues that prewar social structures and attitudes proved surprisingly resilient and the innate conservatism of all classes in Britain ensured that postwar Britain was little changed as new economic economic and technological circumstances allowed.

目次

  • "Clad in glittering white"
  • virtuous inferiority
  • "to die young" - muscular Christians, spreading the gospel, the rush to the colours
  • business as usual - a strategy of sorts, the people respond, a nation divided, strategy in disarray
  • war by improvization - money, manpower, munitions and food - arms and the nation, feeding the people, the problem of manpower, paying for the war
  • working for the war - co-operation and conflict, the state and the worker, working women
  • aliens, outlaws and dissenters - the criminal element, pernicious pacifists, anti-conscriptionists, spies and imaginary spies
  • lions and donkeys
  • mobilizing minds - propaganda, censorship and the press, German atrocities, the enemy within
  • house, homes and health - housing, food and household necessities, the nation's health, children, holding it all together
  • "are you forgetting there's a war on?"
  • denouement - 1918
  • coming home - slips and civvie suits, pensions and rehabilitation, demobilized women, "standing stoutly together"
  • the dead, the living and the living dead - the dead, surviving, the ritual of remembrance
  • the social legacy of the war - three steps forward, two back - consciousness and conflict, a land fit for heroes, freedom and emancipation vs, homes, husbands and babies
  • politics and the people - the triumph of the hard-faced men - the 1918 representation of the People Act, politics and the 1918 election, women and politics, reconstruction.

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