Connelly The Great War, Memory and Ritual

Commemoration in the City and East London, 1916-1939
1. Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-1-84615-083-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 23, 271 Seiten

Reihe: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series

This detailed case study of a part of London seeks to show how both the survivors and the bereaved sought to come to terms with the losses and implications of the Great War.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Connelly, Mark

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
The City, East London and metropolitan Essex
War shrines: the origins of the war memorials movement
War memorials in places of worship: seeking solace in religion
The alternative bonds of community: war memorials in placesof work, schools, colleges and clubs
Civic war memorials: public pride and private grief
Laying the foundations, 1919-1921
The years rich in imagery, 1922-1929
The years of flux, 1930-1935
Into battle, 1936-1939
The East End Jewish ex-service movement
Epilogue
Bibliography