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.

Info autore

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

Riassunto

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. -- .

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Michael Robinson
• Con la collaborazione di: Walton Schalick (Editore)
• Editore: Manchester University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 28.02.2022
• EAN: 9781526162496
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-6249-6
• Pagine: 272
• Serie: Disability History
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Tematiche generali; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Politica e sua amministrazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; 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