Death So Noble
Author | : Jonathan F. Vance |
Publisher | : UBC Press |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 2011-11-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780774842310 |
ISBN-13 | : 0774842318 |
Rating | : 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Download or read book Death So Noble written by Jonathan F. Vance and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines Canada's collective memory of the First World War through the 1920s and 1930s. It is a cultural history, considering art, music, and literature. Thematically organized into such subjects as the symbolism of the soldier, the implications of war memory for Canadian nationalism, and the idea of a just war, the book draws on military records, memoirs, war memorials, newspaper reports, fiction, popular songs, and films. It takes an unorthodox view of the Canadian war experience as a cultural and philosophical force rather than as a political and military event.