The Great War, Memory and Ritual - Commemoration in the City and East London, 1916-1939

This detailed case study of a part of London shows how both the survivors and the bereaved sought to come to terms with the losses and implications of the Great War.

List of contents

Introduction
The City, East London and metropolitan Essex
War shrines: the origins of the war memorials movement
War memorials in places of worship: seeking solace in religion
The alternative bonds of community: war memorials in placesof work, schools, colleges and clubs
Civic war memorials: public pride and private grief
Laying the foundations, 1919-1921
The years rich in imagery, 1922-1929
The years of flux, 1930-1935
Into battle, 1936-1939
The East End Jewish ex-service movement
Epilogue
Bibliography

About the author

Mark Connelly

Product details

• Authors: Mark Connelly, Mark Connelly
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.02.2015
• EAN: 9780861933273
• ISBN: 978-0-86193-327-3
• No. of pages: 271
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 386 g
• Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series; Royal Historical Society Studies in History; Royal Historical Society Studies in History; Royal Historical Society Studi; Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration