British Museum Book Of Badges

Author(s): Philip Attwood

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The British Museum hosts a large collection of badges, the best of which are presented in this book which traces its evolution over the last 100 years. Throughout history, the humble badge has been used as a symbol of political allegiance or contempt and a protest at social injustice.

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Introduction; 1) British Royalty (Charles I, Queen Victoria, Edward VII and VIII, George VI, Elizabeth II, engagement and marriage of Prince Charles and Lady Diana, and Prince Andrew and Fergie, two jubilees of Elizabeth II; 2) American Politics (including Taft, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Nixon, Reagan, Bush, Clinton); 3) Russian Politics (including Lenin, Yeltsin); 4) International Protest (including anti-racism, Martin Luther King, women's rights, anti-nazism, European Union); 5) International Peace Protest (including British CND, Hiroshima, Vietnam); 6) International Regime Protest (Iraq, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Chile); 7) Green Protest (including Save the Rainforest, No to Nuclear Power); 8) British Politics (including Wilberforce, the Primrose League, Margaret Thatcher, Trade Unions, Conservatives v Labour); 9) World War One and World War Two; Further reading and illustration references; Index

General Fields

  • : 9780714150147
  • : British Museum Press
  • : UNKNOWN
  • : 0.2
  • : 19 July 2004
  • : 185mm X 150mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Philip Attwood
  • : Paperback
  • : 737.24
  • : 96
  • : 200 colour illustrations