British Humour and the Second World War - (New Directions in Social and Cultural History) (Paperback)
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- This book skilfully combines cutting-edge historical research by leading and emerging researchers in the field to investigate the utilization of British humour during the Second World War as well as its legacy in British popular culture.
- Author(s): Juliette Pattinson & Lucy Noakes & Linsey Robb & Rohan McWilliam & Sasha Handley
- 232 Pages
- History, Europe
- Series Name: New Directions in Social and Cultural History
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Book Synopsis
This book skilfully combines cutting-edge historical research by leading and emerging researchers in the field to investigate the utilization of British humour during the Second World War as well as its legacy in British popular culture.
Juliette Pattinson and Linsey Robb bring together case studies that address a variety of situations in which humour was generated, including wartime jokes, films, radio, cartoons and private drawings, as well as post-war recollections, museum exhibitions and television comedy. By adopting an original interpretative framework of various wartime and post-war sites, this books opens up the possibility for a more variegated, richer analysis of Britain's wartime experience and its place thereafter in the cultural imagination. Through the lens of humour, this book promises to add critical nuance to our understanding of the functioning of British wartime society. Covering sources such as The British Cartoon Archive, BBC World War II People's War Archive and The Ministry of Information, and including analysis of the lasting role of comedy in Britain's memories and depictions of the war, the result is a rich addition to existing literature of use to students and scholars studying the cultural history of war.Review Quotes
"British Humour and the Second World War offers an important intervention in understanding the inner thoughts and mood of the nation in regard to the Second World War. It speaks authoritatively to how people coped with the war and provides a fresh view on how we have come to understand this national moment." --David Clampin, Subject Leader for History, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Dimensions (Overall): 9.21 Inches (H) x 6.14 Inches (W) x .48 Inches (D)
Weight: .72 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 232
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: Europe
Series Title: New Directions in Social and Cultural History
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Theme: Great Britain, 20th Century
Format: Paperback
Author: Juliette Pattinson & Lucy Noakes & Linsey Robb & Rohan McWilliam & Sasha Handley
Language: English
Street Date: January 23, 2025
TCIN: 1003276747
UPC: 9781350201675
Item Number (DPCI): 247-42-2378
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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