Men of War
Masculinity and the First World War in Britain
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan
Published:27th Nov '08
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Exploring how understandings of masculinity were constructed by British First World war servicemen through examination of their personal narratives, including letters home from the front and wartime diaries. This book presents a nuanced investigation of masculine identity in Britain during and after the First World War.
'Powerful...well-argued and full of fascinating detail. [Men of War] will appeal to everyone who is interested in understanding better the most traumatic four years in Britain's modern national story. We need studies as fine as this.'
- Anthony Fletcher, History Today
'Jessica Meyer has written a strong study that combines readability with attention to detail and finds convincing conclusions while acknowledging wide variations in experiences.' - Stuart Halifax, H-Soz-u-Kult
ISBN: 9780230222014
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 420g
216 pages