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Book SynopsisThis text examines the various media through which nationalist ideas were conveyed in late-Victorian and Edwardian times - in the theatre, "ethnic" shows, juvenile literature, education and the iconography of popular art. Several chapters look beyond World War I.
Table of ContentsPatriotism and Empire - music hall entertainment, 1870-1914, Penny Summerfield; "Up Guards and At Them!" - British imperialism and popular art, 1880-1914, John O. Springhall; of England, home and duty - the image of England in Victorian and Edwardian juvenile fiction, J.S. Bratton; showbiz imperialism - the case of Peter Lobengula, Ben Shepard; "The grit of our forefathers: - invented traditions, propaganda and imperialism, J.A. Mangan; "Boy's Own" empire - feature films and imperialism in the 1930s, Jeffrey Richards; "In touch with the infinite": the BBC and the Empire, 1923-53, John M. MacKenzie; "Bringing the Empire alive": - the Empire Marketing Board and imperial propaganda, 1926-33, Stephen Constantine; citizens of Empire - Baden-Powell, scouts and guides, and an imperial ideal, Allen Warren.
