Home Front Heroism investigates how civilians were recognised and celebrated as heroic during the Second World War. Through a focus on London, this book explores how heroism was manufactured as civilians adopted roles in production, protection and defence, through the use of uniforms and medals, and through the way that civilians were injured and killed.
This book makes a novel contribution to the study of heroism by exploring the spatial, material, corporeal and ritualistic dimensions of heroic representations. By tracing the different ways that Home Front Heroism was cultivated on a national, local and personal level, this study promotes new ways of thinking about the meaning and value of heroism during periods of conflict. It will appeal to anyone interested in the social and cultural history of Second World War as well as the sociology and psychology of heroism.
By:
Ellena Matthews
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 138mm,
Spine: 19mm
Weight: 523g
ISBN: 9781526162120
ISBN 10: 1526162121
Series: Cultural History of Modern War
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 15 August 2024
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction 1 Production: factories, wartime productivity and workplace heroism 2 Danger: protection, defence and care in the metropolis 3 Uniforms: clothing, uniformity and collective heroism 4 Medals: objects of recognition, materiality and heroism 5 Wounding: aerial bombardment and the civilian war wounded 6 Death: the civilian war dead and shared sacrifice Conclusion -- .
Ellena Matthews is a historian and civil servant
