Civvies : Middle-class men on the English Home Front, 1914-18.
Ugolini, Laura.
Civvies : Middle-class men on the English Home Front, 1914-18. - Oxford : Manchester University Press, 2016. - 1 online resource (348 pages). - Cultural History of Modern War MUP . - Cultural History of Modern War MUP. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-333) and index.
CIVVIES: MIDDLE-CLASS MEN ON THE ENGLISH HOME FRONT, 1914-18: Laura Ugolini; Half Title Page ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Contents ; Illustrations ; Acknowledgements ; Introduction: Middle-class men and the First World War ; 1 The impact of war, c.1914-15 ; 2 The war on the home front, c.1915-18. 3. A united home front? 4. Civilians and military service ; 5. Home front volunteers ; 6. Working lives ; 7. Consumption and leisure ; 8. Families and relationships ; Conclusion; Bibliography ; Index.
The history of the First World War continues to attract enormous interest. However, most attention remains concentrated on combatants, creating a misleading picture of wartime Britain: one might be forgiven for assuming that by 1918, the country had become virtually denuded of civilian men and particularly of middle-class men who - or so it seems - volunteered en masse in the early months of war. In fact, the majority of middle-class (and other) men did not enlist, but we still know little about their wartime experiences. Civvies thus takes a different approach to the history of the war and fo.
9781526110756 (electronic bk.) 152611075X (electronic bk.)
60001843003
22573/ctv6whq18 JSTOR
1900-1999
World War, 1914-1918--Social aspects--Great Britain.
Civilians in war--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Men--Social conditions.--Great Britain
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918--Aspect social--Grande-Bretagne.
Guerre--Participation des civils--Histoire--Grande-Bretagne--20e siècle.
Hommes--Conditions sociales.--Grande-Bretagne
HISTORY--Western.--Europe
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Conflict Resolution & Mediation
Civilians in war.
Men--Social conditions.
Social aspects.
Weltkrieg
Heimatfront
Mittelstand
Mann
Great Britain.
Großbritannien
Electronic books.
History.
D524.7.G7.U365 2013
940.34100000000001
Civvies : Middle-class men on the English Home Front, 1914-18. - Oxford : Manchester University Press, 2016. - 1 online resource (348 pages). - Cultural History of Modern War MUP . - Cultural History of Modern War MUP. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-333) and index.
CIVVIES: MIDDLE-CLASS MEN ON THE ENGLISH HOME FRONT, 1914-18: Laura Ugolini; Half Title Page ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Contents ; Illustrations ; Acknowledgements ; Introduction: Middle-class men and the First World War ; 1 The impact of war, c.1914-15 ; 2 The war on the home front, c.1915-18. 3. A united home front? 4. Civilians and military service ; 5. Home front volunteers ; 6. Working lives ; 7. Consumption and leisure ; 8. Families and relationships ; Conclusion; Bibliography ; Index.
The history of the First World War continues to attract enormous interest. However, most attention remains concentrated on combatants, creating a misleading picture of wartime Britain: one might be forgiven for assuming that by 1918, the country had become virtually denuded of civilian men and particularly of middle-class men who - or so it seems - volunteered en masse in the early months of war. In fact, the majority of middle-class (and other) men did not enlist, but we still know little about their wartime experiences. Civvies thus takes a different approach to the history of the war and fo.
9781526110756 (electronic bk.) 152611075X (electronic bk.)
60001843003
22573/ctv6whq18 JSTOR
1900-1999
World War, 1914-1918--Social aspects--Great Britain.
Civilians in war--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Men--Social conditions.--Great Britain
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918--Aspect social--Grande-Bretagne.
Guerre--Participation des civils--Histoire--Grande-Bretagne--20e siècle.
Hommes--Conditions sociales.--Grande-Bretagne
HISTORY--Western.--Europe
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Conflict Resolution & Mediation
Civilians in war.
Men--Social conditions.
Social aspects.
Weltkrieg
Heimatfront
Mittelstand
Mann
Great Britain.
Großbritannien
Electronic books.
History.
D524.7.G7.U365 2013
940.34100000000001