Landscapes and Voices of the Great War (Routledge Studies in Modern History #22)

By: Angela K. Smith and Krista Cowman

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Synopsis: This volume aims to provide a wider view of First World War experience through focusing on landscapes less commonly considered in historiography, and on voices that have remained on the margins of popular understanding of the war. The landscape of the western front was captured during the conflict in many different ways: in photographs, paintings and print. The most commonly replicated voicing of contemporary attitudes towards the war is that of initial enthusiasm giving way to disillusionment and a sense of overwhelming futility. Investigations of the many components of war experience drawn from social and cultural history have looked to landscapes and voices beyond the frontline as a means of foregrounding different perspectives on the war. Not all of the voices presented here opposed the war, and not all of the landscapes were comprised of trenches or flanked by barbed wire. Collectively, they combine to offer further fresh insights into the multiplicity of war experience, an alternate space to the familiar tropes of mud and mayhem.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 248 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781351856409
Related ISBNs:: 9781315228532, 9780415347617, 9781138331938, 9781138701304, 9781138079878
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 08/27/23
Copyrighted By:: Routledge
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Military, Nonfiction, Social Studies
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Angela K. Smith
Edited by:: Krista Cowman