David Monger
Biographic Data
| ID | 1480828 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Monger |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Monger |
| SIGNATURE | MONGER D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Canterbury |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1054-2834 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Speaking to or for the world? Britain, presumed authority and world opinion at the start of the First World War
Britain in 1914 was the world's leading power, the only nation with global responsibilities and authority. However, this authority was presumed, and the First World War rapidly highlighted limits. Even before the country's dependence on U.S. finance, British appeals to 'world opinion' suggest recognition that British authority no longer ordered world affairs. While speaking for the world by asserting world opinion, Britons also spoke to it, offic…
The Press Bureau, ‘D’ Notices, and Official Control of the British Press's Record of the First World War
Concerns about fake news and media manipulation are commonplace in contemporary society, and, throughout the twentieth century, historians regularly presented the First World War as an era of manipulated public messages. Yet, despite broad statements about the impact of press censorship in First World War Britain, publication of an official history of the ‘D’ notice system, and growing revision of historical understanding of the interaction betwe…
A ‘not uncongenial task’
Shortly after the Armistice which ended the First World War, most of the propaganda organizations established by the British authorities closed down, apparently because of distaste for an occupation considered a necessary wartime evil. Within a decade, propaganda’s reputation was damaged by several critiques of wartime activities and continued to worsen thereafter. This article provides an overview of British wartime propaganda activity, and, dra…
Networking against Genocide during the First World War
Tangible Patriotism during the First World War
This article explores several propaganda campaigns aimed at British civilians during 1917. Through examples from campaigns for War Savings, Food Economy and National Service, it argues that propaganda in this crisis year was as much about identifying small, tangible, contributions that individuals could make to the war effort as about more sensational accounts of enemy wrongdoing. Propagandists targeted all sections of society, offering children …
Know Your Enemy
This article examines the wartime career of Peter Chalmers Mitchell, who set aside his role as Secretary of the London Zoological Society for a wartime career in the War Office, as part of the larger ‘mobilization of intellect’ undertaken by wartime states. During his time at MI7b, Chalmers Mitchell produced an extensive report on German propaganda, intended to inform officials and propagandists of its content in order to assist Britain's own pro…
Familiarity Breeds Consent? Patriotic Rituals in British First World War Propaganda
This article extends recent reconsideration of British First World War patriotism by considering the ways in which domestic propaganda campaigns used repetitive organizational structures as rituals to provide a sense of familiarity among civilians. Using examples, involving multiple propaganda bodies and in varied parts of the nation, of street meetings, film screenings, fundraising weeks and the religious response to the fourth anniversary of Br…
Nothing Special? Propaganda and Women's Roles in Late First World War Britain
Women's roles and work did not dramatically change during the First World War; their contributions as citizens simply received greater recognition. This article explores women's roles as subjects, objects and producers of National War Aims Committee propaganda in Britain during 1917–18. It examines differing representations of, and outlines the production of, ‘special’ propaganda for women, discussing women's interactions with and employment by t…
Visions of Empire
Visions of Empire attempts to show ‘whether, why and how an imperial culture was successfully transmitted by local and national agencies’ (p.7) between 1870 and 1939, through an examination of social investigation, civic ceremony, wartime mobilization, education, imperial set-pieces, and entertainment. Brad Beaven offers an alternative to debates about the scale and significance of imperial identity by exploring how the ‘civic elite’ of three Eng…
A Kingdom United
Tammy M. Proctor, Civilians in a World at War, 1914–1918
Soldiers, Propaganda and Ideas of Home and Community in First World War Britain
This article considers the ties between soldiers and civilian life in First World War Britain. Previous assumptions about soldierly alienation and disillusionment from civilian society have been questioned in recent years. This article adds to this discussion by examining the part played by National War Aims Committee propaganda in fostering links between soldiers and the home front. Representation of civilian activities, community, rurality and …
We who are so cosmopolitan’
Sporting Journalism and the Maintenance of British Servicemen's Ties to Civilian Life in First World War Propaganda
The traditional interpretation of First World War servicemen as alienated and isolated from civilians has been increasing challenged in recent years. Scholars have shown that British soldiers maintained ties with civilian life, and that sport and leisure were important to the retention of such links. This article examines one aspect of the propaganda activities of the National War Aims Committee (NWAC). Though mainly a civilian propaganda organiz…
No mere silent commander'? Sir Henry Horne and the mentality of command during the First World War
This article illuminates the little-known high-command experiences of Henry Horne. Drawing predominantly upon his (largely unused) papers, it identifies three major preoccupations – ambition, optimism and religiously-based moral outrage – behind his mentality, and contends that these concerns contributed significantly to his daily exercise of command. While addressing current debates about command, the article also discusses Horne's reactions to …
Tangible Patriotism during the First World War
This article explores several propaganda campaigns aimed at British civilians during 1917. Through examples from campaigns for War Savings, Food Economy and National Service, it argues that propaganda in this crisis year was as much about identifying small, tangible, contributions that individuals could make to the war effort as about more sensational accounts of enemy wrongdoing. Propagandists targeted all sections of society, offering children …
Familiarity Breeds Consent? Patriotic Rituals in British First World War Propaganda
This article extends recent reconsideration of British First World War patriotism by considering the ways in which domestic propaganda campaigns used repetitive organizational structures as rituals to provide a sense of familiarity among civilians. Using examples, involving multiple propaganda bodies and in varied parts of the nation, of street meetings, film screenings, fundraising weeks and the religious response to the fourth anniversary of Br…
No mere silent commander'? Sir Henry Horne and the mentality of command during the First World War
This article illuminates the little-known high-command experiences of Henry Horne. Drawing predominantly upon his (largely unused) papers, it identifies three major preoccupations – ambition, optimism and religiously-based moral outrage – behind his mentality, and contends that these concerns contributed significantly to his daily exercise of command. While addressing current debates about command, the article also discusses Horne's reactions to …
Sporting Journalism and the Maintenance of British Servicemen's Ties to Civilian Life in First World War Propaganda
The traditional interpretation of First World War servicemen as alienated and isolated from civilians has been increasing challenged in recent years. Scholars have shown that British soldiers maintained ties with civilian life, and that sport and leisure were important to the retention of such links. This article examines one aspect of the propaganda activities of the National War Aims Committee (NWAC). Though mainly a civilian propaganda organiz…
Soldiers, Propaganda and Ideas of Home and Community in First World War Britain
This article considers the ties between soldiers and civilian life in First World War Britain. Previous assumptions about soldierly alienation and disillusionment from civilian society have been questioned in recent years. This article adds to this discussion by examining the part played by National War Aims Committee propaganda in fostering links between soldiers and the home front. Representation of civilian activities, community, rurality and …
We who are so cosmopolitan’
A Kingdom United
Tammy M. Proctor, Civilians in a World at War, 1914–1918
Visions of Empire
Visions of Empire attempts to show ‘whether, why and how an imperial culture was successfully transmitted by local and national agencies’ (p.7) between 1870 and 1939, through an examination of social investigation, civic ceremony, wartime mobilization, education, imperial set-pieces, and entertainment. Brad Beaven offers an alternative to debates about the scale and significance of imperial identity by exploring how the ‘civic elite’ of three Eng…
Nothing Special? Propaganda and Women's Roles in Late First World War Britain
Women's roles and work did not dramatically change during the First World War; their contributions as citizens simply received greater recognition. This article explores women's roles as subjects, objects and producers of National War Aims Committee propaganda in Britain during 1917–18. It examines differing representations of, and outlines the production of, ‘special’ propaganda for women, discussing women's interactions with and employment by t…
Familiarity Breeds Consent? Patriotic Rituals in British First World War Propaganda
This article extends recent reconsideration of British First World War patriotism by considering the ways in which domestic propaganda campaigns used repetitive organizational structures as rituals to provide a sense of familiarity among civilians. Using examples, involving multiple propaganda bodies and in varied parts of the nation, of street meetings, film screenings, fundraising weeks and the religious response to the fourth anniversary of Br…
Networking against Genocide during the First World War
Tangible Patriotism during the First World War
This article explores several propaganda campaigns aimed at British civilians during 1917. Through examples from campaigns for War Savings, Food Economy and National Service, it argues that propaganda in this crisis year was as much about identifying small, tangible, contributions that individuals could make to the war effort as about more sensational accounts of enemy wrongdoing. Propagandists targeted all sections of society, offering children …
Know Your Enemy
This article examines the wartime career of Peter Chalmers Mitchell, who set aside his role as Secretary of the London Zoological Society for a wartime career in the War Office, as part of the larger ‘mobilization of intellect’ undertaken by wartime states. During his time at MI7b, Chalmers Mitchell produced an extensive report on German propaganda, intended to inform officials and propagandists of its content in order to assist Britain's own pro…
The Press Bureau, ‘D’ Notices, and Official Control of the British Press's Record of the First World War
Concerns about fake news and media manipulation are commonplace in contemporary society, and, throughout the twentieth century, historians regularly presented the First World War as an era of manipulated public messages. Yet, despite broad statements about the impact of press censorship in First World War Britain, publication of an official history of the ‘D’ notice system, and growing revision of historical understanding of the interaction betwe…
A ‘not uncongenial task’
Shortly after the Armistice which ended the First World War, most of the propaganda organizations established by the British authorities closed down, apparently because of distaste for an occupation considered a necessary wartime evil. Within a decade, propaganda’s reputation was damaged by several critiques of wartime activities and continued to worsen thereafter. This article provides an overview of British wartime propaganda activity, and, dra…
Speaking to or for the world? Britain, presumed authority and world opinion at the start of the First World War
Britain in 1914 was the world's leading power, the only nation with global responsibilities and authority. However, this authority was presumed, and the First World War rapidly highlighted limits. Even before the country's dependence on U.S. finance, British appeals to 'world opinion' suggest recognition that British authority no longer ordered world affairs. While speaking for the world by asserting world opinion, Britons also spoke to it, offic…
Political science (15 works) · World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact (13 works) · History (12 works) · Sociology (12 works) · Law (11 works) · History (10 works) · World War II (9 works) · Law (8 works) · Media studies (8 works) · First world war (7 works)