Broken men [[electronic resource] ] : shell shock, treatment and recovery in Britain, 1914-1930 / / Fiona Reid

• Autore: Reid Fiona <1933->
• Pubblicazione: London, : Continuum, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (229 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.85212
• Soggetto topico: War neuroses - Great Britain - History - 20th century; World War, 1914-1918 - Medical care - Great Britain; World War, 1914-1918 - Veterans - Mental health - Great Britain
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Broken men
• ISBN: 1-4411-6144-9; 1-282-59059-6; 9786612590597; 0-8264-2103-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780963203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II