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Also available in hardback, 9781859731741 GBP45.00 (September, 1998)

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Tourism and Pilgrimage, 1860-1939 2. 'Just What 'Ave We Won?' Pilgrimages to the Cenotaph and the Grave of the Unknown Warrior 3. 'Murder on Show'? Travel to the Battlefields of the Great War 4. 'A Deeper Awareness of the War and its Import': Pilgrimages to the Battlefields of the Great War 5. Tourism, Pilgrimage and the Commemoration of the Great War in Australia and Canada, 1919-1939 Conclusion Bibliography Index

About the Author

David William Lloyd was formerly of Clare Hall, University of Cambridge, UK.

Reviews

'This book makes a valuable contribution to the literature on the meaning and politics of commemorative processes after the First World War ... "Battlefield Tourism" is a welcome addition to the important "Legacy of the Great War" series under the general editorship of Jay Winter.' History 'Battlefield Tourism is an important contribution to our understanding of the cultural meanings of the war.' English Historical Review 'Lloyd's scholarship is meticulous; he synthesizes information about forms of travel, tourism, and pilgrimage from diverse sources.' Annals of Tourism 'His work deserves to be admired for his careful and thorough style in which he successfully combines war and politics, private and public ceremonies, and the analysis of memory with tourism. His discussion of the war-related pilgrimage is especially useful and provocative.' Annals of Tourism Lloyd's is a fine book and an excellent addition to our understanding of the aftermath of the Great War.' Canadian Military History Book Review Supplement 'David W Lloyd's study of pilgrimages to the battlefields, cemetaries, and memorials of the Great War is an ambitious and immensely rewarding project. It is a welcome addition to a growing literature on grief, memory, and commemoration.' The International History Review 'In a fine addition to Berg's series "The Legacy of the Great War", David Lloyd takes another step in the right direction by interpreting the pilgrimage movement as a complex mixture of high and low culture, the sacred and the profane, and tradition and modernism.' Social History