03018nam 22006495 450 991048323300332120251030103639.09781137543714113754371X10.1057/978-1-137-54371-4(CKB)4100000007158868(MiAaPQ)EBC5606638(DE-He213)978-1-137-54371-4(Perlego)3487074(EXLCZ)99410000000715886820181123d2019 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierEdith Cavell and her Legend /by Christine E. Hallett1st ed. 2019.London :Palgrave Macmillan UK :Imprint: Palgrave Pivot,2019.1 online resource (141 pages)9781137543707 1137543701 Chapter One: Introduction: Faces of Edith Cavell -- Chapter Two: Edith Cavell: Her Life and Her Death -- Chapter Three: Interleaving Stories -- Chapter Four: Legend -- Chapter Five: Conclusion.This book examines the myriad identities and portrayals of Edith Cavell, as they have been constructed and handed down by propagandists, biographers and artists. Cavell was first introduced to the British public through a series of Foreign Office statements which claimed to establish the “facts” of her case. Her own voice, along with those of her family, colleagues and friends, were muted, as a monolithic image of a national heroine and martyr emerged. The book identifies two main areas of tension in her commemoration: firstly, the contrast between complexity of her own behaviour and motivations and the simplicity of the “Cavell Legend” that was constructed around her; and, secondly, the mismatch between the attempts of individuals and professional organisations to commemorate her life and work, and the public construction of a “heroine” who could be of value to the nation state.Social historyGreat BritainHistoryMilitary historyCivilizationHistoryFeminismFeminist theorySocial HistoryHistory of Britain and IrelandMilitary HistoryCultural HistoryFeminism and Feminist TheorySocial history.Great BritainHistory.Military history.CivilizationHistory.Feminism.Feminist theory.Social History.History of Britain and Ireland.Military History.Cultural History.Feminism and Feminist Theory.610.73069Hallett Christine Eauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut945624BOOK9910483233003321Edith Cavell and her Legend2849527UNINA