LEADER 02834nam 2200601 450 001 9910787471003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8131-4816-2 035 $a(CKB)3710000000334180 035 $a(EBL)1915351 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001403239 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12612594 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001403239 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11365911 035 $a(PQKB)10014365 035 $a(OCoLC)607122180 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse43967 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1915351 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11011591 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL690918 035 $a(OCoLC)900344749 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1915351 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000334180 100 $a20150208h19991999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWhistling in the dark $ememory and culture in wartime London /$fJean R. Freedman 210 1$aLexington, Kentucky :$cUniversity Press of Kentucky,$d1999. 210 4$dİ1999 215 $a1 online resource (253 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-322-59636-0 311 $a0-8131-2076-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. London Can Take It: Ideology and Wartime London; 3. Careless Talk Costs Lives: Speech in Wartime London; 4. Time Long Past: Narratives ofWartime London; Illustrations; 5. London Pride: Music and Wartime London; 6. Present Tense: Memories ofWartime London; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W 330 $aFew historical images are more powerful than those of wartime London. Having survived a constant barrage of German bombs, the city is remembered as an island of courage and defiance. These wartime images are still in use today to support a wide variety of political viewpoints. But how well do such descriptions match the memories of those who survived the blitz?Jean Freedman interviewed more than fifty people who remember London during the war, focusing on under-represented groups, including women, Jews, and working-class citizens. In addition she examined original propaganda, secret government 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$zEngland$zLondon 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$vPersonal narratives, British 607 $aLondon (England)$xHistory$y1800-1950 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945 676 $a940.53/421/0922 700 $aFreedman$b Jean R$g(Jean Rose),$01492935 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910787471003321 996 $aWhistling in the dark$93715716 997 $aUNINA