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UNINA9910456534603321 |
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Autore |
Reid Fiona <1933-> |
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Titolo |
Broken men [[electronic resource] ] : shell shock, treatment and recovery in Britain, 1914-1930 / / Fiona Reid |
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London, : Continuum, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-4411-6144-9 |
1-282-59059-6 |
9786612590597 |
0-8264-2103-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (229 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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War neuroses - Great Britain - History - 20th century |
World War, 1914-1918 - Medical care - Great Britain |
World War, 1914-1918 - Veterans - Mental health - Great Britain |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Shell Shock and Weak Nerves; 2 Encountering Shell-Shocked Men; 3 Lest We Forget; 4 Lunatics and Lunacy Reform; 5 No Longer 'Nerve-Wracked Boys'; 6 Shell Shock and Veterans' Voices; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book offers a genuinely new insight into the lives of shell-shocked soldiers both during and after the Great War. Shell shock achieved a very high political profile in the years 1919-1922. Publications ranging from ""John Bull"" to the ""Morning Post"" insisted that shell-shocked men should be treated with respect, and the Minister for Health, announced in 1921 that the government was committed to protecting shell-shocked men from the stigma of lunacy. Yet at the same time, many mentally-wounded veterans were struggling with a pension system which was failing to give them the security tha |
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