For King and Country

ISBN-13: 9781108454094 / Miękka / 2023 / 590 str.

Heather (University College London) Jones

Opis

Was the First World War really 'For King and Country'? This is the first full history of the monarchy's role.

Recenzje

'For King and Country advances our understanding of the way in which institutions can be reconfigured to meet new social and political pressures. It makes a significant contribution to the large literature on the evolution of institutions. Thus, its relevance is not limited to the Great War and the British monarchy, substantial and worthwhile as her contribution to these subjects certainly is … her wonderfully written and engaging book is an outstanding piece of scholarship.' Sam Clark, The British Journal for Military History

Spis treści

Introduction; Prelude: The monarchy and wartime political power. Part I. The role of the British monarchy in cultural mobilisation for war: 1. Monarchist mentalities and British mobilisation, 1914–1916; 2. Monarchist culture and combatant practices. Part II. The emperor's new clothes: Changing cultures of deference: 3. The royal body in wartime; 4. De-sacralisation discourses – challenges to the monarchy's status, 1916–1918. Part III. The unknown soldier: The role of the monarchy in post-war commemoration; 5. The monarchy and the armistice: Ritualising victory, channelling war grief; 6. The monarchy's role in sacralising post-war commemoration; Conclusion.