Reconstructing the Body: Classicism, Modernism, and the First World War

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Ana Carden-Coyne (Co-Director, Centre for the Cultural History of War, University of Manchester)

Reconstructing the Body

Classicism, Modernism, and the First World War

Ana Carden-Coyne (Co-Director, Centre for the Cultural History of War, University of Manchester)

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Oxford University Press
13 August 2009

Art & Architecture; Art & design styles: Classicism; History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -; Art & design styles: Modernist design & Bauhaus; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; First World War; Disability: social aspects

The First World War mangled faces, blew away limbs, and ruined nerves. Ten million dead, twenty million severe casualties, and eight million people with permanent disabilities - modern war inflicted pain and suffering with unsparing, mechanical efficiency. However, such horror was not the entire story. People also rebuilt their lives, their communities, and their bodies. From the ashes of war rose beauty, eroticism, and the promise of utopia. Ana Carden-Coyne investigates the cultures of resilience and the institutions of reconstruction in Britain, Australia, and the United States. Immersed in efforts to heal the consequences of violence and triumph over adversity, reconstruction inspired politicians, professionals, and individuals to transform themselves and their societies. Bodies were not to remain locked away as tortured memories. Instead, they became the subjects of outspoken debate, the objects of rehabilitation, and commodities of desire in global industries. Governments, physicians, beauty and body therapists, monument designers and visual artists looked to classicism and modernism as the tools for rebuilding civilization and its citizens. What better response to loss of life, limb, and mind than a body reconstructed?

By: Ana Carden-Coyne (Co-Director Centre for the Cultural History of War University of Manchester)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 242mm, Width: 164mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9780199546466
ISBN 10: 0199546460
Pages: 360
Publication Date: 13 August 2009
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Reconstructing the Body: Classicism, Modernism, and the First World War

<br> A challenging and important addition...appears at an important time, and, for this reason especially...deserves careful reading. -- American Historical Review<p><br>