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<Title>Dr. Mary Laurents Publishes Book from her doctoral research</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><div><strong>Dr. Mary K. Laurents</strong> (2018 LLC alumna) has published, <em><a href="https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781793617422/British-Identity-in-World-War-I-The-Lost-Boys" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">British Identity in World War I: The Lost Boys</a> </em>with Rowman &amp; Littlefield.</div><div><br></div><div><span>This book analyzes the development of the Lost Generation 
    narrative following the First World War. The author examines narratives 
    that illustrate the fracture of upper-class identity, including 
    well-known examples of the Lost Generation—Robert Graves, Siegfried 
    Sassoon, and Vera Britain—as well as other less typical cases—George 
    Mallory and J.R.R. Tolkien—to demonstrate the effects of the First World 
    War on British society, culture, and politics.</span></div><h6><br></h6><div>Congratulations!<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>
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<Summary>Dr. Mary K. Laurents (2018 LLC alumna) has published, British Identity in World War I: The Lost Boys with Rowman &amp; Littlefield.     This book analyzes the development of the Lost Generation...</Summary>
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