Cultural Heritage of the Great War in Britain. by Ross Wilson (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781409445739)

This book examines the heritage of the Great War in contemporary Britain. It addresses how the war maintains a place and value within British society through the usage of phrases, references, metaphors and imagery within popular, media, heritage and political discourse. Whilst the representation of the war within historiography, literature, art, television and film has been examined by scholars seeking to understand the origins of the 'popular memory' of the conflict, these analyses have neglected how and why wider popular debate draws upon a war fought nearly a century ago to express ideas about identity, place and politics.

Author: Ross J. Wilson
ISBN-10: 1409445739
ISBN-13: 9781409445739
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 08/28/2013
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 07/01/2014