Great War Britain: the First World War at home

The declaration of war in August 1914 was to change Britain and British society irrevocably as conflict came to dominate almost every aspect of civilian life for the next four years. Popular, weekly magazines such as The Tatler, The Sketch and The Queen, recorded the national preoccupations of the t...

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1. Verfasser: Gosling, Lucinda (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Stroud History Press 2014
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Zusammenfassung:The declaration of war in August 1914 was to change Britain and British society irrevocably as conflict came to dominate almost every aspect of civilian life for the next four years. Popular, weekly magazines such as The Tatler, The Sketch and The Queen, recorded the national preoccupations of the time and in particular, the upper class experience of war. Targeted at a well-heeled, largely female audience, these magazines were veteran reporters of aristocratic balls, the latest Parisian fashions and society engagements, but quickly adapted to war-like conditions without ever quite losing
Beschreibung:Cover; Title; Contents; Introduction; Everybody Should Do His Bit; Women and Work; Charity and Fundraising; Nursing, Hospitals and Convalescence; Food; Fashion; Royalty; Births, Deaths and Marriages; Entertainment; Aftermath: Peace, Celebration and Remembrance; Copyright
Beschreibung:239 S. zahlr. Ill.
ISBN:9780752491882

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