Del i serien Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare

Sounds of War

Music in the British Armed Forces during the Great War

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

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Comparatively little is known about the musical cultures of the British armed forces during the Great War. This groundbreaking study is the first to examine music's vital presence in a range of military contexts including military camps, ships, aerodromes and battlefields, canteen huts, hospitals and PoW camps. Emma Hanna argues that music was omnipresent in servicemen's wartime existence and was a vital element for the maintenance of morale. She shows how music was utilised to stimulate recruitment and fundraising, for diplomatic and propaganda purposes, and for religious, educational and therapeutic reasons. Music was not in any way ephemeral, it was unmatched in its power to cajole, console, cheer and inspire during the conflict and its aftermath. This study is a major contribution to our understanding of the wartime realities of the British armed forces during the Great War.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2020-03-05
Mått157 x 235 x 21 mm
Vikt650 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieStudies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare
Antal sidor320
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9781108480086

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'This triumphant blend of cultural and military history hits all the right notes. Emma Hanna provides a highly original exploration of an often neglected but hugely important aspect of the Great War experience: music. A brilliant book which makes a highly distinctive contribution to scholarship on the First World War. Brava!' Jonathan Boff, author of Haig's Enemy: Crown Prince Rupprecht and Germany's War on the Western Front