Transnational Outrage: The Death and Commemoration of Edith Cavell

ISBN-13: 9781137556189 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 277 str.

Katie Pickles

Opis

The execution of 49-year-old British matron Edith Cavell on 12 October 1915 in Belgium by occupying German forces was portrayed by the allied cause as one of the key atrocities of the First World War, and stories of her fate flashed around the world. This book recovers and interprets the enormous worldwide reaction to Cavell's death.

Recenzje

"A fascinating study of the memorialisation of nurse Edith Cavell within both Britain and its Empire, this book provides a novel route into exploring memories of the Great War, questions of gender and commemoration and the relationship between metropole and white settler colonies in the interwar period." - Clare Midgley, Sheffield Hallam University, UK and President of the International Federation for Research in Women's History

Spis treści

Introduction PART I: ENDINGS 1. Pathway to Death: Arrest and Trial 2. Gendered Execution: Dying Like a Woman 3. Thrills of Horror and Waves of Outrage: Diffusing Propaganda 4. Who was this heroine?: Representation and Reality PART II: BEGINNINGS 5. The Geography of Stone: Placing Traditional Monuments 6. Homes and Hospitals: Locating Medical Memorials 7. The Legacy of Care: Women Helping Women 8. Cultural Imperialism and Naming: Embodied Spirits and Memory in the Landscape Conclusion Bibliography

O autorze

Katie Pickles is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. She is the author of Female Imperialism and National Identity (Manchester, 2002) and a variety of journal articles. She has edited three books, the most recent being with Myra Rutherdale, Contact Zones (Vancouver, 2005).