The great silence : Britain from the shadow of the First World War to the dawn of the Jazz Age
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Published
London, England : John Murray, 2009.
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
xvi, 376 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm
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| Jefferson Co PL - Madison Main Branch - Nonfiction | 941.083 NIC | On Shelf |
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LC Subjects
Great Britain -- History -- George V, 1910-1936.
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1910-1936.
Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 1918-1945.
Social change -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
War neuroses -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Great Britain -- Psychological aspects.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Social aspects -- Great Britain.
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1910-1936.
Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 1918-1945.
Social change -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
War neuroses -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Great Britain -- Psychological aspects.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Social aspects -- Great Britain.
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Published
London, England : John Murray, 2009.
Format
Book
Edition
1st American ed.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"First published in Great Britain in 2009 by John Murray."--T.p. verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-289) and index.
Description
Queen Mary's diary and the recollections of an under-chauffeur to the Portuguese ambassador are two of the disparate sources Nicholson (The Perfect Summer) uses in her anecdotal account of the period between the end of WWI on November 11, 1918, and the burial of an unknown soldier in Westminster Abbey two years later. Vividly portraying the horrors of trench warfare and the misery of the bereaved and wounded, she uses the metaphor of the great silence-two minutes of stillness commemorating the armistice-to explore Britons' attempts to cope with the growing despair generated by broken promises and false hopes. Industrial unrest, advances in women's rights, increasing drug use, and the new craze of jazz reveal, says Nicolson, the clamor of the nation's progress through grief.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Nicolson, J. (2009). The great silence: Britain from the shadow of the First World War to the dawn of the Jazz Age (1st American ed.). John Murray.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nicolson, Juliet. 2009. The Great Silence: Britain From the Shadow of the First World War to the Dawn of the Jazz Age. John Murray.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nicolson, Juliet. The Great Silence: Britain From the Shadow of the First World War to the Dawn of the Jazz Age John Murray, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Nicolson, Juliet. The Great Silence: Britain From the Shadow of the First World War to the Dawn of the Jazz Age 1st American ed., John Murray, 2009.
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