English Landed Society In The Great War: Defending The Realm

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The extent to which the Great War impacted upon English landed society is most vividly recalled in the loss of young heirs to ancient estates. English Landed Society in the Great War considers the impact of the war on these estates. Using the archives of Country Life, Edward Bujak examines the landed estate that flourished in England. In doing so, he explores the extent to which the wartime state penetrated into the heartlands of the landed aristocracy and gentry, and the corrosive effects that the progressive and systematic militarization of the countryside had on the authority of the squire. The book demonstrates how the commitment of landowners to the defence of an England of home and beauty - an image also adopted in wartime propaganda - ironically led to its transformation. By using the landed estate to examine the transition from Edwardian England to modern Britain, English Landed Society in the Great War provides a unique lens through which to consider the First World War and its impact on English society. Cover......Page 1 Half Title......Page 2 Series......Page 3 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Dedication......Page 6 Contents......Page 8 Figures......Page 9 Acknowledgements......Page 10 Introduction......Page 12 1 Landownership and the Territorials......Page 24 2 Mobilizing the Estate Worker......Page 38 3 Mobilizing the Farmworker......Page 52 4 Landlords and Food Security......Page 66 5 Game Preservation and the War......Page 78 6 Fox Hunting and the War......Page 92 7 Landowners and the War......Page 106 Conclusion......Page 122 Introduction......Page 134 1 Landownership and the Territorials......Page 137 2 Mobilizing the Estate Worker......Page 142 3 Mobilizing the Farmworker......Page 146 4 Landlords and Food Security......Page 152 5 Game Preservation and the War......Page 157 6 Fox Hunting and the War......Page 161 7 Landowners and the War......Page 166 Conclusion......Page 171 Bibliography......Page 176 Index......Page 194