Norges billigste bøker

Gerald Howard-Smith and the ‘Lost Generation’ of Late Victorian and Edwardian England

Om Gerald Howard-Smith and the ‘Lost Generation’ of Late Victorian and Edwardian England

Gerald Howard-Smith¿s life is intriguing both in its own right and as a vehicle for exploring the world in which he lived. Brought up in London, and educated at Eton and Cambridge, he was one of the so-called `Lost Generation¿ whose lives were cut short by the First World War. This important new biography explores such complex and important issues as childhood and adolescence, class relations, sporting achievement, manliness and masculinity, metropolitan-provincial relationships, and forms of commemoration. It will be of interest to all those seeking to understand the economic, social, and cultural life of late nineteenth and early twentieth-century Britain.

Vis mer
  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781472435903
  • Bindende:
  • Hardback
  • Sider:
  • 176
  • Utgitt:
  • 15. august 2016
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 241x163x16 mm.
  • Vekt:
  • 412 g.
  Gratis frakt
Leveringstid: 2-4 uker
Forventet levering: 20. januar 2025
Utvidet returrett til 31. januar 2025
  •  

    Kan ikke leveres før jul.
    Kjøp nå og skriv ut et gavebevis

Beskrivelse av Gerald Howard-Smith and the ‘Lost Generation’ of Late Victorian and Edwardian England

Gerald Howard-Smith¿s life is intriguing both in its own right and as a vehicle for exploring the world in which he lived. Brought up in London, and educated at Eton and Cambridge, he was one of the so-called `Lost Generation¿ whose lives were cut short by the First World War. This important new biography explores such complex and important issues as childhood and adolescence, class relations, sporting achievement, manliness and masculinity, metropolitan-provincial relationships, and forms of commemoration. It will be of interest to all those seeking to understand the economic, social, and cultural life of late nineteenth and early twentieth-century Britain.

Brukervurderinger av Gerald Howard-Smith and the ‘Lost Generation’ of Late Victorian and Edwardian England



Finn lignende bøker
Boken Gerald Howard-Smith and the ‘Lost Generation’ of Late Victorian and Edwardian England finnes i følgende kategorier:

Gjør som tusenvis av andre bokelskere

Abonner på vårt nyhetsbrev og få rabatter og inspirasjon til din neste leseopplevelse.