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The Churchill myths / Steven Fielding, Bill Schwarz, and Richard Toye.
By: Fielding, Steven [author.]
Contributor(s): Schwarz, Bill [author.] | Toye, Richard [author.]Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour)Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191890086 (ebook) :Subject(s): Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 -- Influence | Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 -- In mass media | Collective memory -- Political aspects -- Great BritainAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780198851967DDC classification: 941.084092 LOC classification: DA566.9.C5Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This is not a text about Winston Churchill as a man or a politician. Instead, it sees him as a cultural and historical symbol; how he is depicted in contemporary historiography, popular culture, and modern political campaigns, particularly focusing on the Brexit debate, and how Churchill's legacy was used as a tool by both Leave and Remain campaigns.
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
This edition also issued in print: 2020.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This is not a text about Winston Churchill as a man or a politician. Instead, it sees him as a cultural and historical symbol; how he is depicted in contemporary historiography, popular culture, and modern political campaigns, particularly focusing on the Brexit debate, and how Churchill's legacy was used as a tool by both Leave and Remain campaigns.
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 25, 2020).