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Working in a World of Hurt
Trauma and Resilience in the Narratives of Medical Personnel in Warzones
Series: Cultural History of Modern War
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This book is essential reading for lecturers and students interested in war history, psychology, and medical humanities, as well as general readers seeking a deeper understanding of wartime trauma beyond the battlefield.
Focuses on doctors and nurses in wartime casualty clearing stations, hospitals and prison camps
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Working in a World of Hurt fills a significant gap in the studies of the psychological trauma wrought by war. It focuses not on soldiers, but on the men and women who fought to save them in casualty clearing stations, hospitals, and prison camps. The writings by doctors, nurses, ambulance drivers, and other medical personnel reveal the spectrum of their responses, ranging from breakdown to resilience.
Through a rich analysis of both published and unpublished personal accounts from the First World War in the early twentieth century to Iraq in the early twenty-first, Acton and Potter put centre stage the letters, diaries, memoirs, and weblogs that have chronicled physical and emotional suffering, many for the first time.
Wide-ranging in scope, interdisciplinary in method, and written in a scholarly yet accessible style, Working in a World of Hurt is essential reading for lecturers and students as well as the general reader.
Series: Cultural History of Modern War
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Nicole Cassie from the University of Glasgow praises the book for its insightful interdisciplinary approach, highlighting its focus on the often overlooked narratives of wartime medical personnel. She notes the authors' adept communication of the unique trauma and resilience in medical narratives compared to combatants, praising the fluid and confident prose.
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ISBN: 9780719090363
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 01 July 2015
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Illustration: Illustrations, black & white
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 19.0mm
Width: 138.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 503g
Pages: 280
About the Author
Carol Acton is Associate Professor of English at St Jerome's University at the University of Waterloo
Jane Potter is Reader in Arts at Oxford Brookes University
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