Research Catalog

Title

Laughter and war : humorous-satirical magazines in Britain, France, Germany and Russia 1914-1918 / by Lesley Milne.

Author

Milne, Lesley

Publication

• Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016.
• ©2016

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Details

Description

xiii, 245 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color); 22 cm

Summary

War is no laughing matter. During a war, however, laughter can play a vital role in sustaining morale, both in the armies at the Front and in their homelands. Among wars, the 1914-18 conflict has left a haunting legacy, and remains a central topic in modern European history. This book offers a comparative study of the impact of the war in four countries, and breaks new ground by exploring this through the medium of what their respective populations laughed at.

Subject

• 1914-1918
• World War, 1914-1918 > Humor
• World War, 1914-1918 > Propaganda
• World War, 1914-1918
• European periodicals
• European wit and humor > History and criticism

Genre/Form

• Criticism, interpretation, etc.
• Humor

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-240) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The magazines -- Adjusting to war -- Censorship, self-censorship and rumour -- Propaganda and counter-propaganda -- Word warriors -- Images of identity: the self and others -- The war at sea, in the air, on land -- Defence of the Homeland, death in its service -- Love and war -- Women -- Holding out on the home front -- Holding out to the end: victories and defeats.

ISBN

• 1443886866
• 9781443886864

OCLC

• 935985662
• SCSB-11786585

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library