The impact of the Great War on a local community : the case of East Lothian
This is a study of the impact of the Great War on one local community - the Lowland Scottish county of East Lothian. The thesis examines the economic, social and political consequences of the war in the short term of the war years and in the longer perspective of the first pre-war decade. The precise impact of the military presence in the county during the war and the extending role of government during the war are also discussed. Chapter 1 surveys the literature on the effects of the Great War as relevant to this study. Chapters 2 and 3 provide a pre-war background to the geography, economy and demography of the county and examine its society and politics. Chapter 4 outlines the military aspects in a local context, including the voluntary and compulsory phases of recruiting, mobilisation by local military units and the impact of the military presence. Chapter 5 studies the impact of the war on the three major industries of the county - farming, coal mining and fishing - how their activities were disrupted by the war and to what extent these difficulties were surmounted. Chapter 6 examines the consequences of the war for East Lothian society, its demographic effect, the impact on education and crime and religion.
Cranstoun, James G. M.
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The impact of the Great War on a local community : the case of East Lothian. This is a study of the impact of the Great War on one local community - the Lowland Scottish county of East Lothian. The thesis examines the economic, social and political consequences of the war in the short term of the war years and in the longer perspective of the first pre-war decade. The precise impact of the military presence in the county during the war and the extending role of government during the war are also discussed. Chapter 1 surveys the literature on the effects of the Great War as relevant to this study. Chapters 2 and 3 provide a pre-war background to the geography, economy and demography of the county and examine its society and politics. Chapter 4 outlines the military aspects in a local context, including the voluntary and compulsory phases of recruiting, mobilisation by local military units and the impact of the military presence. Chapter 5 studies the impact of the war on the three major industries of the county - farming, coal mining and fishing - how their activities were disrupted by the war and to what extent these difficulties were surmounted. Chapter 6 examines the consequences of the war for East Lothian society, its demographic effect, the impact on education and crime and religion.
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