The Great War and memory in Irish culture, 1918-2010 /

Myers, Jason, 1981-

The Great War and memory in Irish culture, 1918-2010 / Jason R. Myers. - 1 online resource (370 pages) : illustrations, maps

Based on the author's doctoral dissertation for Loyola University Chicago.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : The Great War and memory in Irish culture -- Service rewards : housing, unemployment, and ex-servicemen in Ireland, 1919-1939 -- Not a day of rejoicing: the evolution of Remembrance Day and the poppy appeal in Ireland, 1919-1939 -- Building an Irish identity : Great War memorials in Ireland, 1919-1939 -- Keeping the home fires burning : memory and the Great War in Irish popular culture, 1919-1939 -- "Waltzing" to a new understanding of the Great War, 1939-1987 -- Creating "a future together" : the resurrection of Great War memory in Ireland since 1987.




World War, 1914-1918--Influence.--Ireland
Memorials--Ireland.


Ireland--History--20th century.
Ireland--History--21st century.


Electronic books.

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