Shame and Modernity in Britain: 1890 to the Present
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1. The Endurance of Shame and its Transformation in Modern Britain.- 2. White Feathers and Black Looks: Cowardice, Conscientious Objection and Shame in The Great War.- 3. 'This Tribune of the People, This Uncrowned King of Britain': Horatio Bottomley - Shame, the Public Sphere and the Betrayal of Populism.- 4. The Rector of Stiffkey - 'The Lower He Sinks the Greater their Crime': Clerical Scandal, Prurience and the Archaeology of Reputation.- 5. The Silent Scream of Shame? Abortion in Modern Britain.- 6. Modern Charivari or Merely Private Peccadillo? Lord Lambton and the Archetypal Sex Scandal.- 7. Lady Isobel Barnett: Shoplifting and Sympathy - The Last Gasp of Presumptive Shame?.- 8. From Blackmail and the Closet to Pride and Shame: Homosexuality and Identity - The Military Example.- 9. Conclusion.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1349595349
ISBN13:9781349595341
Release Date:November 2019
Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan
Length:323 Pages
Weight:0.88 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"
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