Working in a World of Hurt - Trauma and Resilience in the Narratives of Medical Personnel in Warzones (Hardcover)

Working in a world of hurt fills a significant gap in the studies of the psychological trauma wrought by war. It focuses not on soldiers, but on the men and women who fought to save them in casualty clearing stations, hospitals and prison camps. The writings by doctors, nurses, ambulance drivers and other medical personnel reveal the spectrum of their responses that range from breakdown to resilience. Through a rich analysis of both published and unpublished personal from the First World War in the early twentieth century to Iraq in the early twenty-first, Acton and Potter put centre stage the letters, diaries, memoirs and weblogs that have chronicled physical and emotional suffering, many for the first time. Wide-ranging in scope, interdisciplinary in method, and written in a scholarly yet accessible style, Working in a world of hurt is essential reading for lecturers and students as well as the general reader. -- .

General

Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cultural History of Modern War
Release date:	July 2015
Authors:	Carol Acton • Jane Potter
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	280
ISBN-13:	978-0-7190-9036-3
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN:	0-7190-9036-9
Barcode:	9780719090363

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