From servants of the empire to everyday heroes : the British honours system in the twentieth century / Tobias Harper.
2020
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Title
From servants of the empire to everyday heroes : the British honours system in the twentieth century / Tobias Harper.
Author
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780191876714 (electronic book)
Published
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations.
Call Number
CR4801
Dewey Decimal Classification
929.81410904
Summary
A history of the British Crown honours system in the 20th century, showing its evolution through a period of democratisation and decolonisation, Tobias Harper examines how governments used the honours system to shape ideologies of loyalty and service, while dissidents turned the symbolism of honours against the Crown.
Note
A history of the British Crown honours system in the 20th century, showing its evolution through a period of democratisation and decolonisation, Tobias Harper examines how governments used the honours system to shape ideologies of loyalty and service, while dissidents turned the symbolism of honours against the Crown.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
Audience
Specialized.
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on February 18, 2020).
Series
Oxford scholarship online.
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Print version: 9780198841180
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