Whistling in the dark : memory and culture in wartime London / / Jean R. Freedman

• Autore: Freedman Jean R (Jean Rose)
• Pubblicazione: Lexington, Kentucky : , : University Press of Kentucky, , 1999; ©1999
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (253 p.)
• Disciplina: 940.53/421/0922
• Soggetto topico: World War, 1939-1945 - England - London; World War, 1939-1945
• Soggetto geografico: London (England) History 1800-1950
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; 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
• Sommario/riassunto: Few 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Whistling in the dark
• ISBN: 0-8131-4816-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910809200503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II