Museums And The First World War
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Museums And The First World War
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Author : Gaynor Kavanagh
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2014-05-15
Museums And The First World War written by Gaynor Kavanagh and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-15 with History categories.
The book is concerned with how, during four demanding, dislocating and world-changing years, that most Victorian of institutions, the museum, was forced or prompted to meet the extraordinary test of war on the home front. Museums were no more immune from the pressures of war than any other institution and the changes in museums during this period, some long term, others transitory, do much to explain the nature and character of museums in Britain today. Their history reveals and reflects the broader history of the home front, and the willing, stumbling, confused efforts to do the right thing at the right time. They were far away from the fighting, the despair and degradation of the battlefields. But they were in some measure not only close to, but part of, a society carrying both its fears and expectations for those operating in a war which disassembled all their lives. The discussion covers the progress of museums from just before the advent of war in August 1914 to the immediate post-war period, 1920, although this is set in the context of museum developments before and after this span of time. Museums are considered in relation to the tensions and prevalent conditions of this period. Further, the nature and effect of the experience of them and the public services they provide, in both the long and short term, are examined.
The First World War
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Author : Gary Sheffield
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-04
The First World War written by Gary Sheffield and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04 with History categories.
A look back at one of the seminal, and deadliest, events of the twentieth century: World War I. The savagery of the fighting, the appalling conditions endured by the soldiers, and the sheer scale of the carnage have seared images of World War I into the public memory. This book captures the wide sweep of the conflict, describing the development of the fighting from 1914-1918, and spotlighting obscure but important actions, major battles, and the soldiers who risked their lives. It covers such subjects as the Western and Eastern Fronts, US entry into the war in 1917, the war in Africa, the Russian Revolution, the war at sea, the role of women, and diplomacy in war. Combining a vivid narrative informed by up-to-date research with an array of original documents and memorabilia, including photographs, propaganda, newspapers, personal letters, and military orders, The First World War Remembered brings to life one of the most terrible periods of warfare the world has ever known. Reissue in new format.
Curating The Great War
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Author : Paul Cornish
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2022-08-31
Curating The Great War written by Paul Cornish and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-31 with Social Science categories.
Curating the Great War explores the inception and subsequent development of museums of the Great War and the animating spirit which lay behind them. The book approaches museums of the Great War as political entities, some more overtly than others, but all unable to escape from the politics of the war, its profound legacies and its enduring memory. Their changing configurations and content are explored as reflections of the social and political context in which they exist. Curating of the Great War has expanded beyond the walls of museum buildings, seeking public engagement, both direct and digital, and taking in whole landscapes. Recognizing this fact, the book examines these museums as standing at the nexus of historiography, museology, anthropology, archaeology, sociology and politics as well as being a lieux de mémoire. Their multi-vocal nature makes them a compelling subject for research and above all the book highlights that it is in these museums that we see the most complete fusion of the material culture of conflict with its historical, political and experiential context. This book is an essential read for researchers of the reception of the Great War through material culture and museums.
Remembering The First World War
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Author : Bart Ziino
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-12-05
Remembering The First World War written by Bart Ziino and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-05 with History categories.
Remembering the First World War brings together a group of international scholars to understand how and why the past quarter of a century has witnessed such an extraordinary increase in global popular and academic interest in the First World War, both as an event and in the ways it is remembered. The book discusses this phenomenon across three key areas. The first section looks at family history, genealogy and the First World War, seeking to understand the power of family history in shaping and reshaping remembrance of the War at the smallest levels, as well as popular media and the continuing role of the state and its agencies. The second part discusses practices of remembering and the more public forms of representation and negotiation through film, literature, museums, monuments and heritage sites, focusing on agency in representing and remembering war. The third section covers the return of the War and the increasing determination among individuals to acknowledge and participate in public rituals of remembrance with their own contemporary politics. What, for instance, does it mean to wear a poppy on armistice/remembrance day? How do symbols like this operate today? These chapters will investigate these aspects through a series of case studies. Placing remembrance of the First World War in its longer historical and broader transnational context and including illustrations and an afterword by Professor David Reynolds, this is the ideal book for all those interested in the history of the Great War and its aftermath.
The First World War With Imperial War Museums
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Author : Sarah Webb
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-04-25
The First World War With Imperial War Museums written by Sarah Webb and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-25 with World War, 1914-1918 categories.
Bring the First World War to life with a wholly fresh interpretation of the war, based on IWM's latest work in the field of First World War Studies and Hodder Education's expertise in educational publishing. This Student's Book and accompanying Dynamic Learning resource provide a discrete unit of study. Together, they present new stories, sources and teaching tools which allow learners to explore the conflict, and the experiences of those involved in the fighting and on the home front. - Follow the lives of individuals and focus on key artefacts from IWM's new First World War Gallery. - Enable learners to investigate the war through a range of rich IWM resources including photos, letters and other evidence and learn why the First World War shaped the lives of British people more than any other. - Research local and family history through extension activities in Dynamic Learning. - Ideal for GCSE lessons, too
Belgian Museums Of The Great War
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Author : Karen Shelby
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-09-20
Belgian Museums Of The Great War written by Karen Shelby and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-20 with Social Science categories.
Belgian Museums of the Great War: Politics, Memory, and Commerce examines the handling of the centennial of World War I by several museums along the Western Front in Flanders, Belgium. In the twenty-first century, the museum has become a strategic space for negotiating ownership of and access to knowledge produced in local settings. The specific focus on museums and commemorative events in Flanders allows for an in-depth evaluation of how each museum works with the remembrance and tourist industry in the region while carving a unique niche. Belgian Museums of the Great War writes the history of these institutions, analyzes the changes made in advance of the anniversary years, and considers the site-specificity of each institution and its architectural frame. Since museums not only transmit information but also shape knowledge, as Eileen Hooper-Greenhill has noted, the diverse narratives and community programs sponsored by each museum have served to challenge prior historiographies of the war. Through newly revamped interactive environments, self-guided learning, and an emphasis on the landscape, the museums in Flanders have a significant role to play in the ever-changing dialogue on the meaning of the history and remembrance of the Great War.
Exhibiting War
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Author : Jennifer Wellington
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2017-09-21
Exhibiting War written by Jennifer Wellington and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-21 with History categories.
A comparative study of how museum exhibitions in Britain, Canada and Australia were used to depict the First World War.
First World War Posters
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Author : Joseph Darracott
language : en
Publisher:
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First World War Posters written by Joseph Darracott and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
The Imperial War Museum Book Of The Western Front
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Author : Malcolm Brown
language : en
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Release Date : 2013-11-21
The Imperial War Museum Book Of The Western Front written by Malcolm Brown and has been published by Pan Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-21 with History categories.
An unrivalled and readable introduction to the years of Trench Warfare' TESThe First World War was won and lost on the Western Front. Covering the whole war, from the guns of August 1914 to the sudden silence of the November 1918 Armistice, the IWM Book of the Western Front reveals what life was really like for the men and women involved. With first-hand accounts of off-duty entertainments, trench fatalism, and going over the top, this is an extremely important contribution to the continuing debate on the First World War. Malcolm Brown has updated this edition, introducing new evidence on sex and homosexuality, executions, the treatment or mistreatment of prisoners and shell shock.'A blockbuster . . . as near as anyone is likely to get to the authentic life of the trenches' Yorkshire Post
Museums History And The Intimate Experience Of The Great War
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Author : Joy Damousi
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-10-07
Museums History And The Intimate Experience Of The Great War written by Joy Damousi and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-07 with History categories.
The Great War of 1914-1918 was fought on the battlefield, on the sea and in the air, and in the heart. Museums Victoria’s exhibition World War I: Love and Sorrow exposed not just the nature of that war, but its depth and duration in personal and familial lives. Hailed by eminent scholar Jay Winter as "one of the best which the centenary of the Great War has occasioned", the exhibition delved into the war’s continuing emotional claims on descendants and on those who encounter the war through museums today. Contributors to this volume, drawn largely from the exhibition’s curators and advisory panel, grapple with the complexities of recovering and presenting difficult histories of the war. In eleven essays the book presents a new, more sensitive and nuanced narrative of the Great War, in which families and individuals take centre stage. Together they uncover private reckonings with the costs of that experience, not only in the years immediately after the war, but in the century since.