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The coming of the aerial war : culture and the fear of airborne attack in inter-war Britain /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
I.B. Tauris,
2013.
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| Colección: | International library of twentieth century history
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I; 1. Situating Moods â#x80;#x93; Aviation Enthusiasts and Fear; 2. Anticipating New Weapons and Theorizing Aerial Warfare; 3. â#x80;#x98;The Dew of Deathâ#x80;#x99; â#x80;#x93; Duelling Perspectives on Poison Gas; 4. C.G. Grey and J.B.S. Haldane â#x80;#x93; Two Professional Men, Two Ideologies; 5. The Psychology of the Terror Victim in Spain â#x80;#x93; Morale and Defiance; Part II; 6. Criticism from the Left â#x80;#x93; Gas Masks, Refuge Rooms, and Deep Shelters; 7. Terror from the Skies â#x80;#x93; Wartime and the Challenge to Civil Liberties
- 8. Britishness â#x80;#x93; Civilians on the Home Front and National Identity9. Architecture and Idealism â#x80;#x93; The Finsbury Deep Shelter Project; 10. Dissent, Patriotism and the Final Showdown over Deep Shelter Policy; Conclusions: Violence and Terror â#x80;#x93; Reflections on Perpetual Fears; Notes; Bibliography; Back Cover