Medicine, Health and Irish Experiences of Conflict, 1914-45

This book explores Irish experiences of medicine and health during the First and Second World Wars, the War of Independence and the Civil War. It examines the physical, mental and emotional impact of conflict on Irish political and social life, as well as medical, scientific and official interventions in Irish health matters. The contributors put forward the case that warfare and political unrest profoundly shaped Irish experiences of medicine and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719097851
• ISBN13: 9780719097850
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"