Capturing Commemoration

Lucy Noakes is the Rab Butler Chair and Professor of Modern History at the University of Essex. She researches the experiences and memory of the twentieth-century’s two total wars in Britain and is President of the Royal Historical Society.

“[This book] provides insight and analysis of the centenary of the First World War in Britain. It assesses in detail the way in which opinions in the sphere of politics, media, heritage and within the public converged to shape how the centenary was perceived and significantly felt, and is distinctive in its offer of scale in its assessment.” • Ross Wilson, University of Nottingham“Given the importance of the First World War Centenary in terms of the numbers of British people who engaged with it, and the funds invested in it by the UK government, charities and other organisations, this is a welcome and timely study, which is well written and well-evidenced.” • Alison Fell, University of Liverpool

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsIntroduction: Britain and the Centenary of the First World WarChapter 1. Commemoration and National IdentityChapter 2. National and Transnational CommemorationChapter 3. Museums and HeritageChapter 4. The Digital CentenaryChapter 5. YouthConclusionBibliographyIndex