02832nam 2200649Ia 450 99633909060331620170816150510.01-282-26410-997866122641081-86189-464-3(CKB)1000000000557070(EBL)368661(OCoLC)437236594(SSID)ssj0000488298(PQKBManifestationID)11328891(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000488298(PQKBWorkID)10447662(PQKB)11715936(MiAaPQ)EBC368661(EXLCZ)99100000000055707020000731d2000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWarrior nation[electronic resource] images of war in British popular culture, 1850-2000 /Michael ParisLondon Reaktion20001 online resource (305 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-86189-078-8 1-86189-145-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-294) and index.WARRIOR NATION cover; Imprint page; Contents; Introduction; 1 Discovering the Pleasures of War; 2 The LittleWars of Empire; 3 Preparing for the GreatWar to Come; 4 Paths of Glory: 1914-18; 5 No MoreWar: 1919-39; 6 Fighting the People's War: 1939-45; 7 After the Wars: 1940s-1990s; References; Acknowledgements; Photographic Acknowledgements; IndexWar has always been close to the centre of British culture, but never more so than in the period since 1850. Warrior Nation explores the way in which images of battle, both literary and visual, have been constructed in British fiction and popular culture since this time. The rise of war reporting has helped to shape a society fascinated by conflict, and the development of mass communications has aided in the creation of mass-produced martial heroes and the relation of epic adventures for political ends. To achieve national goals, the notion of war has been promoted as an activity oMass media and warGreat BritainWar in literatureWar and societyGreat BritainWarPublic opinionChild soldiersSocial aspectsGreat BritainElectronic books.Mass media and warWar in literature.War and societyWarPublic opinion.Child soldiersSocial aspects303.6303.66700.458Paris Michael1949-1019264MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996339090603316Warrior nation2401976UNISA