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Who owned Waterloo? : battle, memory, and myth in British history, 1815-1852 / Luke Reynolds.
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press., 2022Edition: First edition.Description: 1 online resource (xv, 255 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), map (colour).Content type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191955433 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815 -- Anniversaries, etc | Collective memory -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780192864994DDC classification: 940.276 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: After the Battle of Waterloo, Britain actively incorporated the victory into their national identity. 'Who Owned Waterloo?' demonstrates that Waterloo's significance to Britain's national psyche resulted in a different battle: one in which civilian and military groups fought to establish claims on different aspects of the battle and its remembrance.| Item type | Current library | Copy number | Status | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
This edition also issued in print: 2022.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
After the Battle of Waterloo, Britain actively incorporated the victory into their national identity. 'Who Owned Waterloo?' demonstrates that Waterloo's significance to Britain's national psyche resulted in a different battle: one in which civilian and military groups fought to establish claims on different aspects of the battle and its remembrance.
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