Shame and Modernity in Britain: 1890 to the Present

by Anne-Marie Kilday, David S Nash, David Nash

Book Overview

1. The Endurance of Shame and its Transformation in Modern Britain.- 2. White Feathers and Black Looks: Cowardice, Conscientious Objection and Shame in The Great War.- 3. 'This Tribune of the People, This Uncrowned King of Britain': Horatio Bottomley - Shame, the Public Sphere and the Betrayal of Populism.- 4. The Rector of Stiffkey - 'The Lower He Sinks the Greater their Crime': Clerical Scandal, Prurience and the Archaeology of Reputation.- 5. The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349595349
• ISBN13: 9781349595341
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 323 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"