Discourses Surrounding British Widows of the First World War

by Angela K. Smith and Angela Smith

Book Overview

Using extensive data - mostly gleaned from the National Archives - this book examines the way in which British widows of servicemen who died in the First World War were represented in society and by themselves, exploring the intertwining discourses of social welfare, national identity, and morality that can be identified in these texts.

Focusing on two widows, the book encourages their individual stories to emerge and gives a voice to an...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472570707
• ISBN13: 9781472570703
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"