Discourses of regeneration in early twentieth‐century Britain
From Bedlam to the Imperial War Museum
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8360693 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Steven Cooke (0000-0002-8679-5195, University of Hull), Lloyd Jenkins (0000-0002-3287-8470, University of Birmingham) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 382-390 |
| Publication date | 2001-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Area (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-0894 • E-ISSN: 1475-4762 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1475-4762.00044 |
| OpenAlex | W1995291140 |
| Language | EN |
This paper examines the building that presently houses the Imperial War Museum, investigating the transformation of the archetypal ‘mad space’ of the Bethlem Royal Hospital into what has been described as the ‘biggest boy’s bedroom in London’. Following recent concerns in human geography with Imperial cities, it highlights the differing ways in which this transformation embodies a number of themes of degeneration and regeneration in early twentieth‐century Britain
Ancient history · Archaeology · Bedroom · Biology · Regeneration (biology) · Space (punctuation) · Spanish Civil War · Australian History and Society · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · History · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |