The Myriad Legacies of 1917 A Year of War and Revolution

This book explores the ramifications of 1917, arguing that it was a cataclysmic year in world history. In this volume, thirteen scholars reflect on the myriad legacies of the year 1917 as a year of war, revolution, upheaval and change. Crisscrossing the g

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Maartje Abbenhuis, Neill Atkinson, Kingsley Baird and Gail Romano

THE MYRIAD LEGACIES OF 1917 A Year of War and Revolution

The Myriad Legacies of 1917

Maartje Abbenhuis  •  Neill Atkinson Kingsley Baird  •  Gail Romano Editors

The Myriad Legacies of 1917 A Year of War and Revolution

Editors Maartje Abbenhuis School of Humanities The University of Auckland Auckland, New Zealand Kingsley Baird College of Creative Arts Massey University Wellington, New Zealand

Neill Atkinson Manatu Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage Wellington, New Zealand Gail Romano Auckland War Memorial Museum Auckland, New Zealand

ISBN 978-3-319-73684-6    ISBN 978-3-319-73685-3 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73685-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018930120 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: © Giuseppe Ramos / Alamy Stock Vector. Designed by Akihiro Nakayama Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Acknowledgements

All the contributions in this collection are drawn from the ‘The Myriad Faces of War: 1917 and its Legacy’ symposium held at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa in Wellington in April 2017. The editors are particularly grateful to the other members of the organising committee without whom the symposium and this collection would not have been realised: Linda Baxter, Catherine Foley, Glyn Harper, Rebecca Johns, Tessa Lyons, David Reeves, and Euan Robertson. We would like to acknowledge the following institutions for organising and supporting the symposium and in doing so, enabling the genesis of the volume: the organisers of the symposium WHA