عنوان

Edith Cavell and her legend /

(Number (ISBN

113754371X

(Number (ISBN

9781137543714

Erroneous ISBN

1137543701

Erroneous ISBN

9781137543707

Title Proper

Edith Cavell and her legend /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Christine E. Hallett.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

London :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Palgrave Macmillan,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2019]

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource

Series Title

Palgrave pivot

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

Introduction: faces of Edith Cavell -- Edith Cavell: her life and her death -- Interleaving stories -- Legend -- Conclusion.

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Text of Note

"This book examines the myriad identities and portrayals of Edith Cavell, as they have been constructed and handed down by propagandists, biographers and artists. Cavell was first introduced to the British public through a series of Foreign Office statements which claimed to establish the 'facts' of her case. Her own voice, along with those of her family, colleagues and friends, was muted, as a monolithic image of a national heroine and martyr emerged. The book identifies two main areas of tension in her commemoration: firstly, the contrast betwen complexity of her own behaviour and motivations and the simplicity of the 'Cavell Legend' that was constructed around her; and secondly, the mismatch between the attempts of individuals and professional organisations to commemorate her life and work, and the public construction of a 'heroine' who could be of value to the nation state"--Back cover.

International Standard Book Number

9781137543707

Cavell, Edith,1865-1915.

Cavell, Edith,1865-1915

Cavell, Edith,1865-1915.

Nurses-- Great Britain, Biography.

Women heroes-- Great Britain.

Nurses.

Public Opinion.

HEALTH & FITNESS-- Holism.

HEALTH & FITNESS-- Reference.

MEDICAL-- Alternative Medicine.

MEDICAL-- Atlases.

MEDICAL-- Essays.

MEDICAL-- Family & General Practice.

MEDICAL-- Holistic Medicine.

MEDICAL-- Osteopathy.

Nurses.

Public history.

United Kingdom.

Great Britain.

2

7

HBTB

HEA-- 012000

HEA-- 020000

MED-- 004000

MED-- 029000

MED-- 040000

MED-- 092000

MED-- 101000

MED-- 109000

NHTB

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Class number

Book Number

Hallett, Christine E.

Date of Transaction

20200822155755.0

Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))

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Electronic name

[Book]

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