Author: Valerie B. Parkhouse
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 178088401X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 792
Book Description
Memorializing the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902 is a study of a group of memorials to soldiers who fought in a now nearly forgotten war, and deals with the many factors influencing why there was such an unprecedented number of memorials compared to those to previous conflicts like the Crimean War, fifty years earlier. One of the most important issues was the impact of changes in the organization of the British Army in the late 1800s, particularly the creation of locally-based regiments, heavily manned by volunteers drawn from local communities. The book includes a detailed commentary on the social conditions in England that also account for the unprecedented number of commemorations of this conflict. It discusses the variety of forms memorials took: informal – drinking fountains, ‘Spion Kop” stands at football stadiums; formal – stained glass windows, statues, etc., and the numerous and diverse places where they were located: cathedrals, town squares, public schools and universities. The growth of the national press and the rise of literacy is dealt with in detail, as well as the telegraph, whose invention meant that news became available overnight. Space is given to discuss the expression of Victorian prosperity in public works. The part played by the established church is well documented and an insight is given into the contribution of Imperialism, patriotism and jingoism. All these factors explain the motivation for the memorials’ creation. The book is illustrated with photographs and articles from newspapers of the day. Appendices cover those who are not commemorated, lost memorials, those who unveiled the memorials, colonial involvement and more. Memorializing the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902 will appeal particularly to social historians and students of military and social history.
Memorializing the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902
Author: Valerie B. Parkhouse
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 178088401X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 792
Book Description
Memorializing the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902 is a study of a group of memorials to soldiers who fought in a now nearly forgotten war, and deals with the many factors influencing why there was such an unprecedented number of memorials compared to those to previous conflicts like the Crimean War, fifty years earlier. One of the most important issues was the impact of changes in the organization of the British Army in the late 1800s, particularly the creation of locally-based regiments, heavily manned by volunteers drawn from local communities. The book includes a detailed commentary on the social conditions in England that also account for the unprecedented number of commemorations of this conflict. It discusses the variety of forms memorials took: informal – drinking fountains, ‘Spion Kop” stands at football stadiums; formal – stained glass windows, statues, etc., and the numerous and diverse places where they were located: cathedrals, town squares, public schools and universities. The growth of the national press and the rise of literacy is dealt with in detail, as well as the telegraph, whose invention meant that news became available overnight. Space is given to discuss the expression of Victorian prosperity in public works. The part played by the established church is well documented and an insight is given into the contribution of Imperialism, patriotism and jingoism. All these factors explain the motivation for the memorials’ creation. The book is illustrated with photographs and articles from newspapers of the day. Appendices cover those who are not commemorated, lost memorials, those who unveiled the memorials, colonial involvement and more. Memorializing the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902 will appeal particularly to social historians and students of military and social history.
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 178088401X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 792
Book Description
Memorializing the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902 is a study of a group of memorials to soldiers who fought in a now nearly forgotten war, and deals with the many factors influencing why there was such an unprecedented number of memorials compared to those to previous conflicts like the Crimean War, fifty years earlier. One of the most important issues was the impact of changes in the organization of the British Army in the late 1800s, particularly the creation of locally-based regiments, heavily manned by volunteers drawn from local communities. The book includes a detailed commentary on the social conditions in England that also account for the unprecedented number of commemorations of this conflict. It discusses the variety of forms memorials took: informal – drinking fountains, ‘Spion Kop” stands at football stadiums; formal – stained glass windows, statues, etc., and the numerous and diverse places where they were located: cathedrals, town squares, public schools and universities. The growth of the national press and the rise of literacy is dealt with in detail, as well as the telegraph, whose invention meant that news became available overnight. Space is given to discuss the expression of Victorian prosperity in public works. The part played by the established church is well documented and an insight is given into the contribution of Imperialism, patriotism and jingoism. All these factors explain the motivation for the memorials’ creation. The book is illustrated with photographs and articles from newspapers of the day. Appendices cover those who are not commemorated, lost memorials, those who unveiled the memorials, colonial involvement and more. Memorializing the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902 will appeal particularly to social historians and students of military and social history.
Bungendore and District War Memorial
Author: Peter John Hugonnet
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780646556123
Category : South African War, 1899-1902
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780646556123
Category : South African War, 1899-1902
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Memorials to the Fallen in the Anglo-Boer War 1899 to 1902
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780901038166
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780901038166
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Remembering the South African War
Author: Peter McIntosh Donaldson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 1846319684
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
Fostered by an increasingly literate public and burgeoning populist press, the South African War—which ended the lives of many volunteer British soldiers—would catalyze a transition in British commemorative practice, foreshadowing the rituals of remembrance that engulfed Britain in the aftermath of the First World War. In this book, Peter Donaldson provides the first comprehensive look at how the British remembered the South African War and its fighters. He situates memorialization within larger Edwardian Britain, examining everything from the committees who managed memorials to the financing that supported them to the aesthetic debates that determined their forms. Through his comprehensive study of the remembrance of this single war, Donaldson illuminates the ways Britain has gone about managing history—and its sense of self within it—ever since.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 1846319684
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
Fostered by an increasingly literate public and burgeoning populist press, the South African War—which ended the lives of many volunteer British soldiers—would catalyze a transition in British commemorative practice, foreshadowing the rituals of remembrance that engulfed Britain in the aftermath of the First World War. In this book, Peter Donaldson provides the first comprehensive look at how the British remembered the South African War and its fighters. He situates memorialization within larger Edwardian Britain, examining everything from the committees who managed memorials to the financing that supported them to the aesthetic debates that determined their forms. Through his comprehensive study of the remembrance of this single war, Donaldson illuminates the ways Britain has gone about managing history—and its sense of self within it—ever since.
A Tourist Guide to the Anglo Boer War, 1899-1902
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Historic sites
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Historic sites
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Anglo-Boer War Memorial Project
Author: Burgher Memorial Committee
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : South African War, 1899-1902
Languages : af
Pages : 16
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : South African War, 1899-1902
Languages : af
Pages : 16
Book Description
The Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902
Author: A. Wessels
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
The Boer War
Author: Craig Wilcox
Publisher: Craig WIlcox
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Contains a guide to researching the records of those Australians who served in the Boer War, 1899-1902.
Publisher: Craig WIlcox
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Contains a guide to researching the records of those Australians who served in the Boer War, 1899-1902.
The South African (Anglo-Boer) War, 1899 to 1902
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 21
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 21
Book Description
The Yorkshire County Memorial: a History of the Yorkshire County Memorial, York, for the Second Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902
Author: A. E. Daly
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780951998113
Category : War memorials
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780951998113
Category : War memorials
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description