Healing the Nation: Soldiers and the Culture of Caregiving in Britain During the Great War

by Jeffrey S. Reznick

Book Overview

Healing the nation is a study of caregiving during the Great War, exploring life behind the lines for ordinary British soldiers who served on the Western Front. Using a variety of literary, artistic, and architectural evidence, this study draws connections between the war machine and the wartime culture of caregiving: the product of medical knowledge and procedure, social relationships and health institutions that informed experiences of rest, recovery...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719069750
• ISBN13: 9780719069758
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"