First World War Nursing: New Perspectives

Book Overview

This book employs an interdisciplinary collaborative approach that takes into account multiple facets of Allied wartime nursing: historical contexts (history of the profession, recruitment, teaching, different national socio-political contexts), popular cultural stereotypes (in propaganda, popular culture) and longstanding gender norms (woman-as-nurturer). Contributors draw on a wide range of hitherto neglected historical sources, including diaries, novels, letters and material culture. The result is a fully-rounded new study of nurses' unique and compelling perspectives on the unprecedented experiences of the First World War.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138952613
• ISBN13: 9781138952614
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"