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Contact Zones of the First World War: Cultural Encounters across the British Empire

By (author) Anna Maguire

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This is the first in-depth and comparative study of the experience of colonial encounters for troops from the British Empire during the First World War. Drawing on a rich variety of textual and visual material, Anna Maguire explores new contact zones that materialised beyond the battlefield, on troopships, in ports, in military camps and hospitals, in cafes and city streets. She reveals how the colonial mobilisation of troops during the conflict prompted the emergence of spaces for interactions, fleeting moments or ongoing relationships. Through their personal experiences, she uncovers how men from New Zealand, South Africa and the West Indies viewed themselves and their identities during a time of global conflict, simultaneously asserting the strength of the existing colonial order and challenging its enactment, through contact, conflict and collaboration. In spaces away from the frontlines, Maguire uses these cultural encounters of colonial troops to offer a more intricate understanding of imperial power relations.

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Publisher | Cambridge University Press
Published date | 26 Aug 2021
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Format | Hardback
Pages | 246
Dimensions | 235 x 150 x 19mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 510g
ISBN | 978-1-1088-3387-5
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BISAC | history / military / general


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