Sport, War and the British: 1850 to the Present

ISBN-13: 9781032237992 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 192 str.

Peter Donaldson

Opis

Spanning the colonial campaigns of the Victorian age to the War on Terror after 9/11, this study explores the role sport was perceived to have played in the lives and work of military personnel, and examines how sporting language and imagery were deployed to shape and reconfigure civilian society’s understanding of conflict.

Recenzje

"This exploration of conceptual metaphors in the narration of Britain’s wars—how they were packaged, configured, and presented to the public, most of whom experienced war vicariously—gives insights into the cultural values of the time from which that narration is produced." - Sebastian Potgieter, University of Otago

Spis treści

Introduction

1 Victoria’s small wars, 1837–1899: ‘Hunt, shoot, and fight’

2 The South African War, 1899–1902: ‘We are having a very enjoyable game’

3 The First World War: ‘A new and deadly game'

4 The Second World War: Winning in the ‘ashes of civilisation’

5 War in the nuclear age, 1945 to the present: ‘Top guns 1, mad dog 0’

Conclusion

O autorze

Peter Donaldson is Senior Lecturer in modern British history at the University of Kent, UK.