Commemorating Race and Empire in The First World War Centenary

• Other Authors: Wellings, Ben (Editor), Sumartojo, Shanti (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Aix-en-Provence Presses universitaires de Provence 2018
• Series: Sociétés contemporaines
• Subjects: 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; empire; commemoration; imperialism; nationalism; first world war; race
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

First World War commemoration in Europe has been framed as a moment of national trial and as a collective European tragedy. But the 'Great War for Civilisation' was more than just a European conflict. It was in fact a global war, a clash of empires that began a process of nationalist agita...