Negotiating Nursing - British Army Sisters and Soldiers in the Second World War

The mobility of the Second World War, brought on by 'technological advances in destructive capabilities' needed new type of medical service. Success meant that expert care was needed near the frontline.

List of contents

Introduction: Nursing work and nurses' space in the Second World War: a gendered construction
1. Salvaging soldiers, comforting men
2. Challenging nursing spaces
3. Nursing presence
4. Negotiating the boundaries of nursing practice
5. Reasserting work, space and gender boundaries at the end of the Second World War
Concluding remarks
Index

About the author

Jane Brooks is a Senior Lecturer in the Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work at the University of Manchester

Summary

The mobility of the Second World War, brought on by ‘technological advances in destructive capabilities’ needed new type of medical service. Success meant that expert care was needed near the frontline. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Jane Brooks, Jane Brooks
• Assisted by: Christine Hallett (Editor)
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781526119063
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-1906-3
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: Nursing History and Humanities; Nursing History and Humanities
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous