Men of war : masculinity and the First World War in Britain
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Men of war : masculinity and the First World War in Britain
（Genders and sexualities in history / series editors, John Arnold, Joanna Bourke and Sean Brady）
Palgrave Macmillan, 2009
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Originally presented as the auther's thesis (Ph. D.)--Cambridge University, 2005
Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-208) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Exploring how understandings of masculinity were constructed by British First World war servicemen through examination of their personal narratives, including letters home from the front and wartime diaries. This book presents a nuanced investigation of masculine identity in Britain during and after the First World War.
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations Abbreviations Acknowledgements Introduction Writing Home: Men's Letters From the Front Wartime Diaries Remembering the Heroic Dead: Letters of Condolence 'Fit Only for Light Work': Disabled Ex-servicemen and the Struggle for Post-war Masculinity 'The Very Basic Test of Manhood': War Memoirs and the Remembering of Martial Masculinities Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
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