Who owned Waterloo? battle, memory, and myth in British history, 1815-1852
Introduction: 'The Ever-Memorable Battle of Waterloo'1: 'The most uncomfortable heap of glory that I ever had a hand in': Histories and Memoirs2: 'The great English pilgrimage': Battlefield Tourism, Relics, and Ownership of the Field3: 'Demonstrations of true Briti...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2023
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| Ausgabe: | First published in Paperback |
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19. Jahrhundert (1800 bis 1899 n. Chr.)
> c 1800 to c 1900
> erste Hälfte 19. Jahrhundert (1800 bis 1850 n. Chr.)
> Bestimmte Kriege und Feldzüge
> British & Irish history
> Europäische Geschichte
> Frühe moderne Kriegsführung (inklusive Schießpulver)
> HIS015050
> HIS027200
> HISTORY / Social History
> Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900
> Napoleonic Wars
> Social & cultural history
> Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte
> United Kingdom, Great Britain
> Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien
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| Zusammenfassung: | Introduction: 'The Ever-Memorable Battle of Waterloo'1: 'The most uncomfortable heap of glory that I ever had a hand in': Histories and Memoirs2: 'The great English pilgrimage': Battlefield Tourism, Relics, and Ownership of the Field3: 'Demonstrations of true British feeling and exultation': Annual Commemorations4: 'The fullest instruction on a subject so illustrious': Exhibitions5: 'Grand Military and National Spectacle': Waterloo on Stage and Canvas6: 'To commemorate the English character': Monuments and Material CultureEpilogue: 'The last great Englishman is low': The Funeral of the Duke of WellingtonAppendix: Military Plays and Hippodramas before and after Waterloo After the Battle of Waterloo, Britain actively incorporated the victory into their national identity. Who Owned Waterloo? demonstrates that Waterloo's significance to Britain's national psyche resulted in a different battle: one in which civilian and military groups fought to establish claims on different aspects of the battle and its remembrance |
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| Beschreibung: | Index S. 253-255 |
| Beschreibung: | XVII, 255 Seiten Illustrationen (schwarzweiß) |
| ISBN: | 9780192865281 978-0-19-286528-1 |