Contested Objects
Subtitle: Material Memories of the Great War
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: March 1, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 311
ISBN-13: 9780415450706
Subjects: European history: First World War; History / Great Britain
Description: 'Contested Objects' explores the rich and varied legacy of objects from the First World War. Case studies illustrate how the experiences of war can be represented by a variety of artefacts, whose 'social lives' have endured for almost a century and that continue to shape our perceptions of an increasingly dangerous world.