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This introduces the themes and historiographies of childhood and youth in relation to the First World War, exploring shifting and contested ideas of childhood and about the Home Front, as well as debates about patriotism and nationalism, memory and remembrance.
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Andrews, M., Fleming, N.C., Morris, M. (2020). Introduction. In: Andrews, M., Fleming, N.C., Morris, M. (eds) Histories, Memories and Representations of being Young in the First World War. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49939-6_1
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