The Korean War in Britain : citizenship, selfhood and forgetting /

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The Korean War in Britain is the first social history of the Korean War (1950-1953) in Britain. Assessing the impact of the war from 1950 to the early twenty-first century, this original book examines how British people responded to the Korean War and it came to be known as the 'Forgotten War&#...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Huxford, Grace (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2018.
Series:Cultural history of modern war.
Subjects:
Since 1945
Korean War, 1950-1953 > Great Britain.
Korean War, 1950-1953 > Foreign public opinion, British.
Guerre de Corée, 1950-1953 > Grande-Bretagne.
HISTORY > Asia > China.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
Manners and customs.
Public opinion, British.
Great Britain > Social life and customs > 1945-
Great Britain.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half Title; Series Information; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Acknowledgements; Select list of abbreviations; Introduction The Korean War in Britain; No woman wants any more war: Popular responses to the outbreak of war; You're in Korea my son: Experiencing battle; Citizen soldiers: National servicemen in the Korean War; Brainwashing in Britain: Korean War prisoners of war; How to bring the boys home: Popular opposition to the Korean War; Forgetting Korea: The Korean War in popular memory, 1953-2014; Conclusion; Appendix: Battle experience form (1952).
  • Select bibliographyArchive sources; Government publications; Contemporary academic articles, published books and memoirs; Published secondary sources; Unpublished thesis; Internet sources; Film and television; Index.

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