Memory, Heritage, and Preservation in 20th-Century England

by David Strittmatter

This book explores commemoration practices and preservation efforts in modern Britain, focusing on the years from the end of the First World War until the mid-1960s. The changes wrought by war led Britain to reconsider major historical episodes that made up its national narrative. Part of this process was a reassessment of heritage sites, because such places carry socio-political meaning as do the memorials that mark them. This book engages the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031044681
• ISBN13: 9783031044687
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 299 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.3"