Modernity, the Media and the Military pointers and seeking to enlarge the

and seeking to enlarge the meaning of economy through action around consumption and production

Richard Acland – and examines their attempts to develop a socialism that whilst defending the achievements of the secular age was also sensitive to the virtues of religious traditions

despite this obsessive concern

death and loss

This volume is the 11th in the Studies in Perception and Action series and contains research presented at the 16th International Conference on Perception and Action (ICPA) meeting in the summer of 2011

Modernity, the Media and the Military pointers and seeking to enlarge theThis new volume explores the history of an important, but neglected sector of the Western Front between 1914 and 1918 in the context of its portrayal in the media. The analysis sheds new light on of the role of the mass media in generating national mythologies. The book focuses on the largely forgotten Armentires and La Basse sector, a section of the Western Front which saw fighting from many different nationalities on almost every day of the war.