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The First World War Centenary of 2014-2018 was a defining period of public engagement in the Unit...

This book studies the historiography of smoking in modern Britain, with a focus on the social, cu...

This open access book uses new methodologies from the history and sociology of emotions to analys...

This lively collection of essays showcases recent research into the impact of the conflict on Bri...

In this fascinating, timely and engaging study, Lucy Noakes examines women's role in the army and...

Drawing on a range of material, the book demonstrates just how much death matters in wartime - no...

Few historical events have resonated as much in modern British culture as the Second World War. I...

From Boadicea to Joan of Arc, through wars of occupation and resistance, to civil wars and world ...

This lively collection of essays showcases recent research into the impact of the conflict on Bri...

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What does it mean to be a social and cultural historian today? In the wake of the 'cultural turn'...

We know that conflict, and people's memory of it, profoundly shapes both individual selfhoods and...