Men of War: Masculinity and the First World War in Britain
- ISBN-10
- 0230305423
- ISBN-13
- 9780230305427
- Series
- Men of War
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 216
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-04-30
- Publisher
- Springer
- Author
- Jessica Meyer
Description
Exploring how understandings of masculinity were constructed by British First World war servicemen through examination of their personal narratives, including letters home from the front and wartime diaries. This book presents a nuanced investigation of masculine identity in Britain during and after the First World War.
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