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Brooks, Jane (Lecturer in nursing),

Negotiating nursing : British army sisters and soldiers in the Second World War / Jane Brooks. - 1 online resource (xii, 236 pages) : illustrations - Nursing history and humanities . - Nursing history and humanities. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-228) and index.

Front matter; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction: Nursing work and nurses' space in the Second World War: a gendered construction; Salvaging soldiers, comforting men; Challenging nursing spaces; Nursing presence; Negotiating the boundaries of nursing practice; Reasserting work, space and gender boundaries at the end of the Second World War; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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The mobility of the Second World War, brought on by 'technological advances in destructive capabilities' needed new type of medical service. Success meant that expert care was needed near the frontline.


In English.

ISBN: 9781526119070 1526119072 9781526119087 1526119080 9781526147257 1526147254

Standard No.: 10.7765/9781526147257 doi

Source: 9781526119070 Ingram Content Group

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB870058 bnb GBB866876 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 018832871 Uk 018829677 Uk

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Great Britain Army. Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service/R
Great Britain Army. Royal Army Medical Corps

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1900-1999

Subjects--Topical Terms:
World War, 1939-1945--Medical care--Great Britain.
Military nursing--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Military Nursing--history.
World War II.
HISTORY--Western.--Europe
Medical care.
Military nursing.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United Kingdom.
Great Britain.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
History.

LC Class. No.: D807.G7 / B76 2018eb

Dewey Class. No.: 940.547641

National Library of Medicine Call No.: 2019 B-766 WY 11 FA1