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Transnational Outrage

The Death and Commemoration of Edith Cavell

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  • © 2007

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Authors:
  1. Katie Pickles

    1. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Katie Pickles
      Pages 1-11

  3. Endings

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
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    2. Pathway to Death: Arrest and Trial

      • Katie Pickles
      Pages 15-38

    3. Gendered Execution: Dying Like a Woman

      • Katie Pickles
      Pages 39-59

    4. Thrills of Horror and Waves of Outrage: Diffusing Propaganda

      • Katie Pickles
      Pages 60-85

    5. Who Was This Heroine?: Representation and Reality

      • Katie Pickles
      Pages 86-107

  5. Conclusion

    1. Conclusion

      • Katie Pickles
      Pages 202-211

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 212-277
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About this book

The execution of British matron Edith Cavell by occupying German forces was portrayed by the allies as one of the key atrocities of the Great War. This book recovers and interprets the worldwide reaction to Cavell's death, exploring its contextual relationship within imperial and international history, as well women's history and gender history.

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"A fascinating study of the memorialisation of nurse Edith Cavell within both Britain and its Empire, this book provides a novel route into exploring memories of the Great War, questions of gender and commemoration and the relationship between metropole and white settler colonies in the interwar period." - Clare Midgley, Sheffield Hallam University, UK and President of the International Federation for Research in Women's History

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

    Katie Pickles

About the author

Katie Pickles is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. She is the author of Female Imperialism and National Identity (Manchester, 2002) and a variety of journal articles. She has edited three books, the most recent being with Myra Rutherdale, Contact Zones (Vancouver, 2005).

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