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xxiv, 682 pages : illustrations, charts (black and white) ; 23 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Hew Strachan -- 1. The United Kingdom in 1914 / Catriona Pennell -- Part I. Government -- 2. The monarchy / Heather Jones -- 3. The growth of cabinet government / George Peden -- 4. The defence of the Realm Act and other emergency laws / G.R. Rubin -- 5. Local government and the Great War: the experience in Essex / Stuart Hallifax -- 6. The clergy and cultural mobilisation / Edward Madigan -- Part II. Resources -- 7. Iron and Steel / Peter Claughton -- 8. Timber / Rob Newman -- 9. Fishing / Robb Robinson -- 10. Agriculture / Keith Grieves -- 11. Coal / David Howell -- 12. War finance / Jonathan Boff -- Part III. People -- 13. Labour, the Labour Party and the trade unions / Chris Wrigley -- 14. Nations in arms: enlistment and conscription / Ian F.W. Beckett -- 15. Charitable work / Peter Grant -- 16. Refugees / Pierre Purseigle -- 17. Prisoners of war and internees / Panikos Panayi -- Part IV. Production -- 18. Munitions / Gerard Charmley -- 19. Clothing and uniforms / Krisztina Robert -- 20. Britain's private shipbuilding and ship repair industries / Hugh Murphy -- 21. Railways / Christopher Phillips -- 22. Seaborne trade and merchant shipping / Martin Wilcox and David J. Starkey -- 23. Food / Mary Elisabeth Cox -- Part V. Social Impacts -- 24. Press and propaganda / David Monger -- 25. Pacifism / Martin Ceadel -- 26. Homes and families in wartime / Maggie Andrews -- 27. Crime and policing / Louise A. Jackson -- 28. Children / Rosie Kennedy -- 29. The 'home front' as war front / Susan R. Grayzel -- Conclusion -- 30. The United Kingdom in 1919 / Martin Daunton. |
| Summary |
"The First World War required the mobilisation of entire societies, regardless of age or gender. The phrase 'home front' was itself a product of the war with parts of Britain literally a war front, coming under enemy attack from the sea and increasingly the air. However, the home front also conveyed the war's impact on almost every aspect of British life, economic, social and domestic. In the fullest account to-date, leading historians show how the war blurred the division between what was military and not, and how it made many conscious of their national identities for the first time. They reveal how its impact changed Britain for ever, transforming the monarchy, promoting systematic cabinet government, and prompting state intervention in a country which prided itself on its liberalism and its support for free trade. In many respects we still live with the consequences"-- Provided by publisher. |
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Great Britain.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Social aspects -- Great Britain.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Economic aspects -- Great Britain.
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Nationalism -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
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Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
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Economics (OCoLC)fst00902116
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Nationalism (OCoLC)fst01033832
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Social aspects (OCoLC)fst01354981
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Social conditions (OCoLC)fst01919811
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Great Britain (OCoLC)fst01204623
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World War (1914-1918) (OCoLC)fst01180746 |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
History (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Strachan, Hew, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781316515495 (hardcover) |
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1316515494 (hardcover) |
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9781009012324 (paperback) |
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1009012320 (paperback) |
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9781009025874 (epub) |
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9781009027632 PDF ebook |
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