Mothers of Heroes, Mothers of Martyrs : World War I and the Politics of Grief EPUB
by Suzanne Evans
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Suzanne Evans finds commonalities between the many images of war mothers - the Canadian Silver Cross mother, the ancient Jewish Maccabean mother of seven martyred sons, the mother of a Palestinian suicide bomber.
She compares the lore about mothers of martyrs in the Judeo-Christian, Muslim, and Sikh traditions with stories of World War I Canadian mothers who were depicted in the media as having sacrificed their sons for the sake of civilization, justice, freedom, and God.
After the war these mothers were honoured with the Silver Cross medal.
Evans argues that, like the mothers of past martyrs, the image of the war-supportive mother in Canada had a powerful influence over public opinion and drew supporters to the cause.
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- Pages:224 pages
- Publisher:McGill-Queen's University Press
- Publication Date:09/02/2007
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- ISBN:9780773577978
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Download Now
- Format:EPUB
- Pages:224 pages
- Publisher:McGill-Queen's University Press
- Publication Date:09/02/2007
- Category:
- ISBN:9780773577978