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War commemoration and civic culture in the North East of England, 1854-1914 / Guy Hinton.

9783030785932 (electronic bk.)
3030785939 (electronic bk.)
9783030785925
3030785920

Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2021]

©2021

English

1 online resource : illustrations

10.1007/978-3-030-78593-2 doi

DA670.N73 H56 2021

942.8081

This book examines a diverse set of civic war memorials in North East England commemorating three clusters of conflicts: the Crimean War and Indian Rebellion in the 1850s; the small wars of the 1880s; and the Boer War from 1899 to 1902. Encompassing a protracted timeframe and embracing disparate social, political and cultural contexts, it analyses how and why war memorials and commemorative practices changed during this key period of social transition and imperial expansion. In assessing the motivations of the memorial organisers and the narratives they sought to convey, the author argues that developments in war commemoration were primarily influenced by and reflected broader socio-economic and political transformations occurring in nineteenth-century and early twentieth century Britain. Guy Hinton completed his PhD at Newcastle University, where he also taught British history and concepts of historiographical research. He has written on popular reactions to the Boer War and spoken at numerous academic conferences and to the wider community. Before returning to academia, Guy worked for fifteen years in the cultural sector.

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