Disasters and Heroes

On War, Memory and Representation

Häftad, Engelska, 2004

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A collection of Angus Calder's work dealing with war and memory. Beginning with a section devoted to war memorials and the public remembrance of war, the collection then looks at the lived experience of war for the "ordinary" soldier.

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Utgivningsdatum:2004-04-16
Mått:140 x 220 x 18 mm
Vikt:476 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:281
Förlag:University of Wales Press
ISBN:9780708318676

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Angus Calder, formerly Reader in Cultural Studies at the Open University in Scotland, is a member of the advisory committee of the Centre for Second World War Studies at Edinburgh University. He has published numerous books, including The People's War: Britain 1939-45 (1969), Revolutionary Empire: The Rise of the English-Speaking Empires from the Fifteenth Century to the 1780s (1981), The Myth of the Blitz (1991), and Revolving Culture: Notes from the Scottish Republic (1994).

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'..a thoughtful and learned collection with the essay on Crete being a real highlight. Calder's lightness of touch and wryness of tone means everything in here is never less than well done'. Chapman