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Landscapes and Voices of the Great War: 22 (Routledge Studies in Modern History) - Softcover

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9781138079878: Landscapes and Voices of the Great War: 22 (Routledge Studies in Modern History)
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ISBN 10: 1138079871 ISBN 13: 9781138079878
Publisher: Routledge, 2017

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.

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About the Author

Angela K. Smith is an Associate Professor (Reader) at Plymouth University.

Krista Cowman is Professor of History in the School of History and Heritage, University of Lincoln.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2017
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1138079871
ISBN 13 
9781138079878
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
258
Editor
Smith Angela K., Cowman Krista