Publishing in the First World War

Essays in Book History

By: Mary Hammond (Editor), Shafquat Towheed (Editor)

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Hardcover | 1 July 2007 | Edition Number 1

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The twelve essays in this book explore in depth for the first time the publishing and reading practices which were formed and changed by the First World War. Ranging from an exploration of British and Australian trench journals and the reading practices of Indian soldiers to the impact of war on the literary figures of the home front in Britain, these essays provide crucial new historical information about the production, circulation and reception of reading matter during a period of international crisis.

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'This fine book presents important new research on the cultural history of the First World War. It brings neglected areas of knowledge into focus, deepening our understanding of book history, and of the complex and various activities undertaken by writers, publishers, propagandists, and journals during the war. The essays are lively, intelligent, well researched and well written. A valuable new study for scholars, and an excellent resource for students.' - Trudi Tate, Clare Hall, University of Cambridge, UK

'A highly welcome contribution to the field, this book about publishing during the Great War addresses who was reading what, and where. The international scope of the volume demonstrates the interconnected world of print, and its documentation will ground future research in the field.' - Professor Margaret R. Higonnet, University of Connecticut, USA

'This volume offers much valuable work in the ongoing war of representation and illustrates how much can be illuminated by the various disciplinary perspectives that make up the History of the Book.' - Andrew Nash, Times Literary Supplement

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List of Illustrations	p. ix
List of Tables	p. x
Acknowledgements	p. xi
Notes on Contributors	p. xii
Introduction	p. 1
Profit and Patriotism	p. 9
For Country, Conscience and Commerce: Publishers and Publishing, 1914-18	p. 11
'No such bookselling has ever before taken place in this country': Propaganda and the Wartime Distribution Practices of W.H. Smith & Son	p. 27
Translating Peace: Pacifist Publishing and the Transmission of Foreign Texts	p. 46
Reading and National Consciousness	p. 59
Sepoys, Sahibs and Babus: India, the Great War and Two Colonial Journals	p. 61
The Battle of the Books: Supplying Prisoners of War	p. 78
Australian Soldiers and the World of Print During the Great War	p. 93
Writing the Trenches	p. 111
The Tuition of Manhood: 'Sapper's' War Stories and the Literature of War	p. 113
British Army Trench Journals and a Geography of Identity	p. 129
'A New and Vital Moral Factor': Cartoon Book Publishing in Britain During the First World War	p. 148
Enlisted at Home	p. 179
Translating Propaganda: John Buchan's Writing During the First World War	p. 181
Making a Text the Fordian Way: Between St Dennis and St George, Propaganda and the First World War	p. 202
Depicting the War on the Western Front: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the Publication of The British Campaign in France and Flanders	p. 215
Select Bibliography	p. 233
Index	p. 237
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