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Transnational Outrage: The Death and Commemoration of Edith Cavell
Katie Pickles
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Description for Transnational Outrage: The Death and Commemoration of Edith Cavell
Paperback. The execution of 49-year-old British matron Edith Cavell on 12 October 1915 in Belgium by occupying German forces was portrayed by the allied cause as one of the key atrocities of the First World War, and stories of her fate flashed around the world. This book recovers and interprets the enormous worldwide reaction to Cavell's death. Num Pages: 292 pages, 32 black & white halftones, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
The execution of British matron Edith Cavell by occupying German forces was portrayed by the allies as one of the key atrocities of the Great War. This book recovers and interprets the worldwide reaction to Cavell's death, exploring its contextual relationship within imperial and international history, as well women's history and gender history.
The execution of British matron Edith Cavell by occupying German forces was portrayed by the allies as one of the key atrocities of the Great War. This book recovers and interprets the worldwide reaction to Cavell's death, exploring its contextual relationship within imperial and international history, as well women's history and gender history.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
277
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137556189
SKU
V9781137556189
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Katie Pickles
Katie Pickles is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. She is the author of Female Imperialism and National Identity (Manchester, 2002) and a variety of journal articles. She has edited three books, the most recent being with Myra Rutherdale, Contact Zones (Vancouver, 2005).
Reviews for Transnational Outrage: The Death and Commemoration of Edith Cavell
"A fascinating study of the memorialisation of nurse Edith Cavell within both Britain and its Empire, this book provides a novel route into exploring memories of the Great War, questions of gender and commemoration and the relationship between metropole and white settler colonies in the interwar period." - Clare Midgley, Sheffield Hallam University, UK and President of the International Federation ... Read more