Scotland and the First World War

Myth, Memory, and the Legacy of Bannockburn

Gill Plain (Ed.)

2016
284 pages
ISBN 9781611487763
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What did war look like in the cultural imagination of 1914? Why did men in Scotland sign up to fight in unprecedented numbers? What were the martial myths shaping Scottish identity from the aftermath of Bannockburn to the close of the nineteenth century, and what did the Scottish soldiers of the First World War think they were fighting for? Scotland and the First World War: Myth, Memory and the Legacy of Bannockburn is a collection of new interdisciplinary essays interrogating the trans-historical myths of nation, belonging and martial identity that shaped Scotland's encounter with the First World War. In a series of thematically linked essays, experts from the fields of literature, history and cultural studies examine how Scotland remembers war, and how remembering war has shaped Scotland.

Contributions by Fran Bwarton; Michael Brown; Caroline McCracken-Flesher; Robert Crawford; Stefan Goebel; David Goldie; Margaret R. Higonnet; Catriona M.M. MacDonald; Peter Mackay; Graeme Morton and Carol Symes

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Reviews

"Scotland and the First World War is a timely consideration of the power of anniversaries, military culture, and memory. . . . this book is a worthwhile contribution to the fields of medievalism, Scottish history and literature, First World War studies, and national identity." - Northern Scotland journal

About the editor:

Gill Plain is professor of English at University of St. Andrews.

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