Title: Always at war : British public narratives of war /
Authors: Colley, Thomas, 1983-
Year: 2019
Subjects: War and society Great Britain.; War Public opinion; Narrative inquiry (Research method); Military policy Public opinion; Narrative inquiry (Research method); War and society; War Public opinion; Great Britain Military policy Public opinion.; Great Britain.
Contents: Analysing narratives, identity, memory, and war -- Britain and the banality of continuous war -- Britain's material decline : small island syndrome -- Punching above its weight or vanishing force : five narratives about Britain and war -- Progressive narratives of Britain and war -- Is Britain a force for good? : Emplotment and narrative coherence -- Forgetting 9/11 : narrative and collective memory -- Looking to the future.