Julie Anderson (Professor of Modern History)

War, disability and rehabilitation in Britain

'Soul of a nation'

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Produktbeschreibung

Through a series of thematic chapters, this book focuses on the nature of injured and disabled bodies in relation to rehabilitative practices established in Britain during and immediately following the Second World War. -- .

Produktdetails

• Cultural History of Modern War
• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 322g
• ISBN-13: 9781784993498
• ISBN-10: 1784993492
• Artikelnr.: 44798562

Autorenporträt

Julie Anderson worked in Westminster and Whitehall for a variety of government departments and agencies, including the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. She is the author of three political crime thrillers featuring Cassandra Fortune, civil servant and GCHQ investigator: 'Plague', 'Oracle' and 'Opera'. Julie writes for Time and Leisure magazine and co-founded the Clapham Book Festival. Contact Julie through her website: www.julieandersonwriter.comTwitter: @jjulieandersonPinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/andersonjulie4

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements List of illustrations List of tables Introduction 1.
Unfortunates: Disability 1900-39 2. Attitude: Disabled ex-servicemen after
the First World War 3. Soul: Rehabilitation in the Second World War 4. Fit:
The process of rehabilitation 5. Men: Masculinity and rehabilitation 6.
Revealed: Women and rehabilitation 7. Nation: Rehabilitation and the state
Conclusion Bibliography Index