Shell-Shock and Medical Culture in First World War Britain |
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| Author:
| Loughran, Tracey |
| Series title: | Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-316-41567-2 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2017 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | AUD $200.00 |
Book Description:
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This book is a study of the formation of the medical diagnosis of shell-shock in First World War Britain. Dr Loughran examines the intellectual resources doctors drew on as they struggled to make sense of nervous collapse and reveals the contribution of shell-shock on the development of psychoanalytic approaches to mind and behaviour.
This book is a study of the formation of the medical diagnosis of shell-shock in First World War Britain. Dr Loughran examines the intellectual resources doctors drew on as they struggled to make sense of nervous collapse and reveals the contribution of shell-shock on the development of psychoanalytic approaches to mind and behaviour.