Memorials of the great war in Britain : the symbolism and politics of remembrance
by Alex King
The Legacy of the Great War (1998)
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Taking as its focus memorials of the First World War in Britain, this book brings a fresh approach to the study of public symbols by exploring how different motives for commemorating the dead were reconciled through the processes of local politics to create a widely valued form of collective expression. It examines how the memorials were produced, what was said about them, how support for them was mobilized and behaviour around them regulated. These memorials were the sites of contested, show more multiple and ambiguous meanings, yet out of them a united public observance was created. The author argues show lessTags
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