Landscapes of Trauma - The Psychology of the Battlefield

Integrating trauma studies with historical research and social psychology, Landscapes of Trauma examines a range of battlefields from across history, including Waterloo, the Battle of Sedan, the Battle of the Ebro, and the Battle of Normandy, to bring to light what these battlefields say about our collective and individual psyches.

List of contents

Preface
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Methods used in the book
Chapter 3 - The psychological impact of battle
Chapter 4 - Memorialisation, remembrance and commemoration
Chapter 5 - The landscape of battle
Chapter 6 - The Hundred Years War
Chapter 7 - The British Civil Wars: Wingfield Manor
Chapter 8 - Ciudad Rodrigo and Salamanca: The Peninsular War
Chapter 9 - Waterloo
Chapter 10 - The Crimean War
Chapter 11 - The Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Sedan
Chapter 12 - World War One and the Western Front
Chapter 13 - The Spanish Civil War and the Battle of the Ebro
Chapter 14 - The Battle of Normandy
Chapter 15 - Reflections
References
Index

About the author

Nigel Hunt is an Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham. He is a Docent in Social Psychology in the Swedish School of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki. He is a Chartered Health Psychologist (HCPC Practitioner), and an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Summary

Integrating trauma studies with historical research and social psychology, Landscapes of Trauma examines a range of battlefields from across history, including Waterloo, the Battle of Sedan, the Battle of the Ebro, and the Battle of Normandy, to bring to light what these battlefields say about our collective and individual psyches.

Product details

• Authors: Nigel Hunt
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781138287716
• ISBN: 978-1-138-28771-6
• No. of pages: 220
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; PSYCHOLOGY / General, military history, Trauma & shock, Psychotherapy, Politics & government, Warfare & defence, Social, group or collective psychology, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Trauma and shock, Politics and government, Warfare and defence, Psychological theory & schools of thought, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General