Material Cultures of Childhood in Second World War Britain

Modern warfare is a unique cultural phenomenon. While many conflicts in history have produced dramatic shifts in human behaviour, the industrialized nature of modern war possesses a material and psychological intensity that embodies the extremes of our behaviours, from the total economic mobilizatio...

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Main Author: Moshenska, Gabriel (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2019
Series:Material Culture and Modern Conflict
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