Guy Cuthbertson
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- September 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780300153002
- eISBN:
- 9780300198553
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300153002.001.0001
- Subject:
- Literature, Poetry
One of Britain’s best-known and most loved poets, Wilfred Owen (1893–1918) was killed at age 25 on one of the last days of the First World War, having acted heroically as soldier and officer despite ...
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One of Britain’s best-known and most loved poets, Wilfred Owen (1893–1918) was killed at age 25 on one of the last days of the First World War, having acted heroically as soldier and officer despite his famous misgivings about the war’s rationale and conduct. He left behind a body of poetry that sensitively captured the pity, rage, valor, and futility of the conflict. This new biography provides a fresh account of Owen’s life and formative influences: the lower-middle-class childhood that he tried to escape; the places he lived in, from Birkenhead to Bordeaux; his class anxieties and his religious doubts; his sexuality and friendships; his close relationship with his mother and his childlike personality. It chronicles a great poet’s growth to poetic maturity, illuminates the social strata of the extraordinary Edwardian era, and adds rich context to how Owen’s enduring verse can be understood.Less
One of Britain’s best-known and most loved poets, Wilfred Owen (1893–1918) was killed at age 25 on one of the last days of the First World War, having acted heroically as soldier and officer despite his famous misgivings about the war’s rationale and conduct. He left behind a body of poetry that sensitively captured the pity, rage, valor, and futility of the conflict. This new biography provides a fresh account of Owen’s life and formative influences: the lower-middle-class childhood that he tried to escape; the places he lived in, from Birkenhead to Bordeaux; his class anxieties and his religious doubts; his sexuality and friendships; his close relationship with his mother and his childlike personality. It chronicles a great poet’s growth to poetic maturity, illuminates the social strata of the extraordinary Edwardian era, and adds rich context to how Owen’s enduring verse can be understood.
B. R. Nanda
- Published in print:
- 2007
- Published Online:
- October 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780195693430
- eISBN:
- 9780199081387
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195693430.003.0026
- Subject:
- Political Science, Indian Politics
This chapter studies the events in 1928 that led to a conflict between Motilal Nehru and Jawaharlal Nehru. It starts by looking at Birkenhead’s appointment as the Conservative Secretary of State for ...
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This chapter studies the events in 1928 that led to a conflict between Motilal Nehru and Jawaharlal Nehru. It starts by looking at Birkenhead’s appointment as the Conservative Secretary of State for India, which coincided with the changes in Indian politics. It examines Birkenhead’s decision to appoint a purely parliamentary commission. This was viewed by the Indians as an inquiry by the foreigners to determine their country’s capacity for self-government. It then introduces the Simon Commission, which united the various parties and politicians in India, and the Nehru Report. The following section discusses the Madras Congress and the protection of Muslim interests through the inclusion of ‘safeguards’ or special provisions. Finally, the chapter studies the common formula of the Declaration of Fundamental Rights and the All Indian Convention in Calcutta, where the communal issue was addressed.Less
This chapter studies the events in 1928 that led to a conflict between Motilal Nehru and Jawaharlal Nehru. It starts by looking at Birkenhead’s appointment as the Conservative Secretary of State for India, which coincided with the changes in Indian politics. It examines Birkenhead’s decision to appoint a purely parliamentary commission. This was viewed by the Indians as an inquiry by the foreigners to determine their country’s capacity for self-government. It then introduces the Simon Commission, which united the various parties and politicians in India, and the Nehru Report. The following section discusses the Madras Congress and the protection of Muslim interests through the inclusion of ‘safeguards’ or special provisions. Finally, the chapter studies the common formula of the Declaration of Fundamental Rights and the All Indian Convention in Calcutta, where the communal issue was addressed.
Mitzi Walbank
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- May 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780199608409
- eISBN:
- 9780191745102
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199608409.003.0020
- Subject:
- Classical Studies, European History: BCE to 500CE
This chapter begins with the author's experience of childhood in the Walbank household, and the sway which Walbank's academic work held over the entire family. The onset of Mary Walbank's ill-health ...
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This chapter begins with the author's experience of childhood in the Walbank household, and the sway which Walbank's academic work held over the entire family. The onset of Mary Walbank's ill-health had far-reaching effects on the children, and made the diligent study of Polybius a refuge for Walbank himself. The completion of the third volume of Walbank's commentary on Polybius in 1979 allowed him greater opportunities for enjoying the company of his descendants in his final years.Less
This chapter begins with the author's experience of childhood in the Walbank household, and the sway which Walbank's academic work held over the entire family. The onset of Mary Walbank's ill-health had far-reaching effects on the children, and made the diligent study of Polybius a refuge for Walbank himself. The completion of the third volume of Walbank's commentary on Polybius in 1979 allowed him greater opportunities for enjoying the company of his descendants in his final years.
B. R. Nanda
- Published in print:
- 2002
- Published Online:
- October 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780195663433
- eISBN:
- 9780199081424
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195663433.003.0014
- Subject:
- History, Indian History
This chapter looks at Gandhi’s political revival in India as a result of Jamnalal’s efforts. The first section examines the hierarchy of the new Congress that was established in 1920–1 by Gandhi. It ...
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This chapter looks at Gandhi’s political revival in India as a result of Jamnalal’s efforts. The first section examines the hierarchy of the new Congress that was established in 1920–1 by Gandhi. It then studies the victories of the Swaraj Party in 1924, which were mostly due to a pact between the Swarajists and the ‘Independents’. It notes that Lord Birkenhead was chosen as the instrument for nationalist revival, but his plans of a parliamentary commission that excluded all Indians backfired. His ‘All White Commission’ is now viewed as a foreign enquiry into the ability of India for self-government. The chapter reveals that Jamnalal was fully aware of the cross-currents and currents of national politics, but was one of the most discreet and least articulate Congress executive members.Less
This chapter looks at Gandhi’s political revival in India as a result of Jamnalal’s efforts. The first section examines the hierarchy of the new Congress that was established in 1920–1 by Gandhi. It then studies the victories of the Swaraj Party in 1924, which were mostly due to a pact between the Swarajists and the ‘Independents’. It notes that Lord Birkenhead was chosen as the instrument for nationalist revival, but his plans of a parliamentary commission that excluded all Indians backfired. His ‘All White Commission’ is now viewed as a foreign enquiry into the ability of India for self-government. The chapter reveals that Jamnalal was fully aware of the cross-currents and currents of national politics, but was one of the most discreet and least articulate Congress executive members.
Colin Pooley, Sian Pooley, and Richard Lawton (eds)
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- June 2013
- ISBN:
- 9781846311413
- eISBN:
- 9781846315305
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5949/UPO9781846315305
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Modern History
Personal diaries provide rare glimpses into those aspects of the past that are usually hidden from view. Elizabeth Lee grew up on Merseyside in the late nineteenth century. She began her diary at the ...
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Personal diaries provide rare glimpses into those aspects of the past that are usually hidden from view. Elizabeth Lee grew up on Merseyside in the late nineteenth century. She began her diary at the age of 16 in 1884 and her diary provides an unbroken record of her life up to the age of 25 in 1892. Elizabeth's father was a draper and outfitter with shops in Birkenhead, and throughout the period of the diary Elizabeth lived at home with her family in Prenton. However, she travelled widely on both sides of the Mersey and her diary provides an unusually revealing picture of middle-class life that begins to challenge conventional views of the position of young women in Victorian society. The book includes a detailed introduction to and analysis of the diary, together with a glossary relating to key people in the diary and maps of the localities in which Elizabeth lived her everyday life. There have been a number of diaries published relating to ‘ordinary’ people, but most accounts were written retrospectively as life histories by people who eventually gained some degree of fame or prominence in society. This very rare first-hand account provides a unique insight into adolescent life in Victorian Britain.Less
Personal diaries provide rare glimpses into those aspects of the past that are usually hidden from view. Elizabeth Lee grew up on Merseyside in the late nineteenth century. She began her diary at the age of 16 in 1884 and her diary provides an unbroken record of her life up to the age of 25 in 1892. Elizabeth's father was a draper and outfitter with shops in Birkenhead, and throughout the period of the diary Elizabeth lived at home with her family in Prenton. However, she travelled widely on both sides of the Mersey and her diary provides an unusually revealing picture of middle-class life that begins to challenge conventional views of the position of young women in Victorian society. The book includes a detailed introduction to and analysis of the diary, together with a glossary relating to key people in the diary and maps of the localities in which Elizabeth lived her everyday life. There have been a number of diaries published relating to ‘ordinary’ people, but most accounts were written retrospectively as life histories by people who eventually gained some degree of fame or prominence in society. This very rare first-hand account provides a unique insight into adolescent life in Victorian Britain.
- Published in print:
- 1998
- Published Online:
- September 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780853239123
- eISBN:
- 9781781380765
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5949/UPO9781846314131.012
- Subject:
- History, Economic History
This chapter examines Cammell Laird and Co.'s operations in Birkenhead during the period from 1930 to World War I. It explains that this period was one of high activity and general prosperity in ...
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This chapter examines Cammell Laird and Co.'s operations in Birkenhead during the period from 1930 to World War I. It explains that this period was one of high activity and general prosperity in British shipbuilding and Cammell Laird enjoyed a high reputation in this still supreme but increasingly challenged national industry. It provides statistics showing the company's production of merchant and naval ships during this period. This chapter also provides a description of the ships built at the company's Birkenhead facility.Less
This chapter examines Cammell Laird and Co.'s operations in Birkenhead during the period from 1930 to World War I. It explains that this period was one of high activity and general prosperity in British shipbuilding and Cammell Laird enjoyed a high reputation in this still supreme but increasingly challenged national industry. It provides statistics showing the company's production of merchant and naval ships during this period. This chapter also provides a description of the ships built at the company's Birkenhead facility.
Graeme J. Milne
- Published in print:
- 1998
- Published Online:
- September 2018
- ISBN:
- 9780968128862
- eISBN:
- 9781786944788
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5949/liverpool/9780968128862.003.0003
- Subject:
- History, Maritime History
This essay discusses the development of the Port of Liverpool and the politics of port management that ensconced it during the mid-Victorian era. It is divided into the following topics concerning ...
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This essay discusses the development of the Port of Liverpool and the politics of port management that ensconced it during the mid-Victorian era. It is divided into the following topics concerning the port authority of Liverpool: growth and diversification; interests and influence; port authorities in relation to warehouse docks; political friction between the the Port of Birkenhead and Port of Liverpool; and the rise of steamship owners and the resulting impact on the port. It concludes by asserting that the advent of the steamship technology brought both a great deal of wealth and a great deal of instability to the port, and that maritime merchants; the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board; the council; Birkenhead landowners; and port labourers, were locked in a political battle over the optimal use of the port’s resources.Less
This essay discusses the development of the Port of Liverpool and the politics of port management that ensconced it during the mid-Victorian era. It is divided into the following topics concerning the port authority of Liverpool: growth and diversification; interests and influence; port authorities in relation to warehouse docks; political friction between the the Port of Birkenhead and Port of Liverpool; and the rise of steamship owners and the resulting impact on the port. It concludes by asserting that the advent of the steamship technology brought both a great deal of wealth and a great deal of instability to the port, and that maritime merchants; the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board; the council; Birkenhead landowners; and port labourers, were locked in a political battle over the optimal use of the port’s resources.
- Published in print:
- 1998
- Published Online:
- September 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780853239123
- eISBN:
- 9781781380765
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5949/UPO9781846314131.004
- Subject:
- History, Economic History
This chapter examines the history of the Laird, Son and Co. in Birkenhead, England. It explains that William Laird arrived in Liverpool in 1810 when he was around 30–years–old to represent the family ...
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This chapter examines the history of the Laird, Son and Co. in Birkenhead, England. It explains that William Laird arrived in Liverpool in 1810 when he was around 30–years–old to represent the family rope works. He became one of the originators of the St. George's Steam Packet Company in 1822 and partnered with Daniel Horton for form a boiler–maker business. The partnership was dissolved in 1828 and William's son John joined the company which was renamed William Laird and Son. This chapter also discusses the weapons made by the company for the American Civil War.Less
This chapter examines the history of the Laird, Son and Co. in Birkenhead, England. It explains that William Laird arrived in Liverpool in 1810 when he was around 30–years–old to represent the family rope works. He became one of the originators of the St. George's Steam Packet Company in 1822 and partnered with Daniel Horton for form a boiler–maker business. The partnership was dissolved in 1828 and William's son John joined the company which was renamed William Laird and Son. This chapter also discusses the weapons made by the company for the American Civil War.
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- June 2013
- ISBN:
- 9781846311413
- eISBN:
- 9781846315305
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5949/liverpool/9781846311413.003.0001
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Modern History
This book analyses the diary of Elizabeth Lee. Lee grew in Birkenhead and Prenton on the western side of the river Mersey in north-west England. Her diary shows many aspects of her everyday life. It ...
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This book analyses the diary of Elizabeth Lee. Lee grew in Birkenhead and Prenton on the western side of the river Mersey in north-west England. Her diary shows many aspects of her everyday life. It leads to some common assumptions about the ways in which female middle-class adolescents and young adults lived their lives. The book also offers some historical context and one view of what is considered to be important in the diary of Lee.Less
This book analyses the diary of Elizabeth Lee. Lee grew in Birkenhead and Prenton on the western side of the river Mersey in north-west England. Her diary shows many aspects of her everyday life. It leads to some common assumptions about the ways in which female middle-class adolescents and young adults lived their lives. The book also offers some historical context and one view of what is considered to be important in the diary of Lee.
Mary S. Barton
- Published in print:
- 2020
- Published Online:
- November 2020
- ISBN:
- 9780198864042
- eISBN:
- 9780191896330
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780198864042.003.0006
- Subject:
- History, European Modern History, Political History
On the night of April 18, 1930, some 100 armed revolutionaries calling themselves the “Indian Republican Army” mobilized in Chittagong, a seaport city in East Bengal near the Burmese border, just ...
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On the night of April 18, 1930, some 100 armed revolutionaries calling themselves the “Indian Republican Army” mobilized in Chittagong, a seaport city in East Bengal near the Burmese border, just prior to launching multiple raids on British colonial sites. The Chittagong Armory Raid of 1930, modelled after the 1916 Irish Easter Rising, sparked a renewed period of terrorist activity in India, along with the increasing involvement of female revolutionaries as assassins. The British Government of India responded with a multipronged approach to counterterrorism that included the pursuit of another international treaty to control gun-running, stricter anti-terrorism legislation, and the ability to arrest and detain militants indefinitely. Whitehall disagreed with the anti-terrorism policies promoted by Delhi policymakers, especially the creation of a vast detention camp system to imprison alleged terrorists, as it embarrassed them internationally and legitimized Gandhi in the eyes of Indians and Britons.Less
On the night of April 18, 1930, some 100 armed revolutionaries calling themselves the “Indian Republican Army” mobilized in Chittagong, a seaport city in East Bengal near the Burmese border, just prior to launching multiple raids on British colonial sites. The Chittagong Armory Raid of 1930, modelled after the 1916 Irish Easter Rising, sparked a renewed period of terrorist activity in India, along with the increasing involvement of female revolutionaries as assassins. The British Government of India responded with a multipronged approach to counterterrorism that included the pursuit of another international treaty to control gun-running, stricter anti-terrorism legislation, and the ability to arrest and detain militants indefinitely. Whitehall disagreed with the anti-terrorism policies promoted by Delhi policymakers, especially the creation of a vast detention camp system to imprison alleged terrorists, as it embarrassed them internationally and legitimized Gandhi in the eyes of Indians and Britons.
Elizabeth Hamilton
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- September 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780199460113
- eISBN:
- 9780199086474
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199460113.003.0012
- Subject:
- History, Indian History, Social History
The question of the Berars is soon raised, the Nizam angling to have the territories restored. In general, his acquisitiveness and corrupt practices cause growing concern, as well as his overbearing ...
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The question of the Berars is soon raised, the Nizam angling to have the territories restored. In general, his acquisitiveness and corrupt practices cause growing concern, as well as his overbearing treatment of his sons. Sir William outlines the situation to Lord Reading and the secretary of state, Lord Birkenhead, and receives support from both of them but the new viceroy, Lord Irwin, is hesitant. After being summoned to Simla for talks, Sir William goes above the viceroy’s head and appeals to Lord Birkenhead who gives him full support. Khan Khasmadi becomes the Nizam’s chief publicity agent and the extremist Muslim press becomes more vocal, urging him to take the lead in the Muslim world. Barton is awarded a knighthood.Less
The question of the Berars is soon raised, the Nizam angling to have the territories restored. In general, his acquisitiveness and corrupt practices cause growing concern, as well as his overbearing treatment of his sons. Sir William outlines the situation to Lord Reading and the secretary of state, Lord Birkenhead, and receives support from both of them but the new viceroy, Lord Irwin, is hesitant. After being summoned to Simla for talks, Sir William goes above the viceroy’s head and appeals to Lord Birkenhead who gives him full support. Khan Khasmadi becomes the Nizam’s chief publicity agent and the extremist Muslim press becomes more vocal, urging him to take the lead in the Muslim world. Barton is awarded a knighthood.
