Contact zones of the First World War : cultural encounters across the British Empire / Anna Maguire.

"This is the first in-depth and comparative study of the experience of colonial encounters for troops from the British Empire during the First World War. Drawing on a rich variety of textual and visual material, Anna Maguire explores new contact zones that materialised beyond the battlefield, o...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Cambridge)
Main Author: Maguire, Anna, 1991- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021.
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Table of Contents:
  • Contexts : the British Empire goes to war
  • Wartime journeys : troopships and ports
  • At camp : encounters under khaki and canvas
  • On leave : tourism as encounter
  • Behind the lines : encounters with civilians
  • On the wards : hospitals and encounters
  • Legacies : the aftermath of encounter.