Keep Calm and Carry on

The Truth Behind the Poster

Bex Lewis (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

80 Seiten

2017
Imperial War Museum (Verlag)
978-1-904897-34-7 (ISBN)

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* Reveals the story behind the infamous 'Keep Calm and Carry On' poster * Gives readers insight into this worldwide phenomenon: Why was the poster created? Why was it never used? When was it rediscovered, and why did it become so incredibly popular? * Illustrated throughout with colour posters and photographs from IWM's unparalleled archive

'Keep Calm and Carry On' has become one of the most recognisable slogans of the twenty-first century. But where is it from and why has it resonated so strongly with the modern British public? This book reveals the truth behind the now infamous poster, tracing its origins to the Second World War, when it was created to allay public panic in the event of a German invasion. Of course this feared invasion never happened, and the poster would have been resigned to the dusty shelves of history were it not for a chance discovery by the owners of Barter Books in 2001. Later seized upon as an encouragement in the economic crisis, 'Keep Calm' went on to become arguably the most successful meme in history. This book tells the story of that phenomenon, including colourful posters and archive photographs throughout.

Bex Lewis has a background as a cultural communications historian and digital practitioner, with a PhD in Second World War posters, in which she wrote the history of Keep Calm and Carry On. She is Senior Lecturer in Digital Marketing at Manchester Metropolitan University and a Visiting Research Fellow at St John's College, Durham University. She is a frequent speaker, writer and facilitator, and is author of the popular 'Raising Children in a Digital Age' (2014).

Introduction; Posters as a Tool of Propaganda; Maintaining Morale in a State of Total War; Creating Keep Calm and Carry On; Rediscovery and Legacy of Keep Calm and Carry On

Erscheinungsdatum	22.10.2017
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Design / Innenarchitektur / Mode
	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
ISBN-10	1-904897-34-7 / 1904897347
ISBN-13	978-1-904897-34-7 / 9781904897347
Zustand	Neuware