War, Disability and Rehabilitation in Britain: 'soul of a Nation'

by Julie Anderson

Book Overview

Through a series of thematic chapters, Julie Anderson explores the nature of injured and disabled bodies before, during and after the Second World War.

Beginning at the end of the First World War and finishing with the publication of the Piercy Committee's report in 1956, the book examines medical practice, State support, societal attitudes and cultural meanings surrounding disabled war veterans and civilians. The book focuses on the embodied...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719082501
• ISBN13: 9780719082504
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 8.5"