Shell-Shocked British Army Veterans in Ireland, 1918-39 - A Difficult Homecoming

This study provides the first exclusive analysis of disabled First World War veterans who returned to Ireland. With a case study of mental illness, it foregrounds how the treatment and experiences of disabled communities in past societies is shaped by the existing socio-economic, cultural and political context.

About the author

Michael Robinson is a Leverhulme Post-Doctoral Researcher at the University of Liverpool

Summary

This study provides the first exclusive analysis of disabled First World War veterans who returned to Ireland. With a case study of mental illness, it foregrounds how the treatment and experiences of disabled communities in past societies is shaped by the existing socio-economic, cultural and political context. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Michael Robinson
• Assisted by: Walton Schalick (Editor)
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2022
• EAN: 9781526162496
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-6249-6
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Disability History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; MEDICAL / History, HISTORY / Europe / Ireland, HISTORY / Military / Veterans, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Personal & public health, History of Medicine, Inter-war period, 1918-1939, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Military veterans, Personal and public health / health education