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National identification is always
central wartime, and 'the land' (and what is built upon
it) is always central to such discourse. Initially triggered
by the two very different sets of images produced within
the 'Your Britain' campaign by Games
and Newbould
in 1942 This chapter considers the posters produced
by government that were believed to reflect the 'Britain'
that people were being asked to fight for. The chapter
uses Benedict Anderson's idea of an 'imagined community',
where he questions what 'makes people love and die for
nations, as well as hate and kill in their name'.
This
chapter focuses particularly upon the use of both
urban and rural images in posters, and how each was
used as something to be fought for. The urban image
in particular appeared to indicate fighting for the
future. This will take into account the public calls
for the implementation of the Beveridge Report. The
rural image appeared to focus more on the conservative
idea of a rural idyllic past, and often appears more
idealised. It considers the following poster campaigns
in particular: 'Your Britain', 'Dig for Victory',
'Lend a Hand on the Land', the Women's Land Army,
evacuation and savings campaigns.
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