Ebook: Contested Objects : Material Memories of the Great War
- Tags: World War 1914-1918 -- Antiquities, World War 1914-1918 -- Social aspects, Material culture, Historic sites, Collective memory, Antiquities -- Social aspects -- Case studies, War and society -- Case studies, HISTORY -- Europe -- Western, Antiquities, Social aspects, War and society
- Year: 2014
- Publisher: Routledge
- City: London
- Language: English
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Contested Objects breaks new ground in the interdisciplinary study of material culture. Its focus is on the rich and varied legacy of objects from the First World War as the global conflict that defined the twentieth century. From the iconic German steel helmet to practice trenches on Salisbury Plain, and from the 'Dazzle Ship' phenomenon through medal-wearing, diary-writing, trophy collecting, the market in war Read more...