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Epilogue

Five Brief Ways of Looking at a Gas Mask

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 July 2022

Susan R. Grayzel
Susan R. Grayzel
Affiliation:
Utah State University
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Summary

The Epilogue traces the complex afterlife of gas masks for civilians in five ways: in popular culture and memory of the Second World War; as a sign of protest against government regimes and in favor of social justice and democracy; as an emblem of the antiwar movement especially during the outbreak of the Iraq War in 2003; as an indicator of living during a climate emergency; and in relationship to the face masks of the global COVID-19 pandemic.

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gas maskpopular cultureDr. Whoantiwar protestdisarmamentIraq War (2003)climate emergencyprotest movementstear gasCOVID-19 pandemic
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The Age of the Gas Mask
How British Civilians Faced the Terrors of Total War
 , pp. 199 - 208
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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  • Epilogue
  • Susan R. Grayzel, Utah State University
  • Book: The Age of the Gas Mask
  • Online publication: 21 July 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108868068.008
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  • Epilogue
  • Susan R. Grayzel, Utah State University
  • Book: The Age of the Gas Mask
  • Online publication: 21 July 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108868068.008
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  • Epilogue
  • Susan R. Grayzel, Utah State University
  • Book: The Age of the Gas Mask
  • Online publication: 21 July 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108868068.008
Available formats
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