Negotiating nursing : British army sisters and soldiers in the Second World War / Jane Brooks.

By:

Brooks, Jane (Lecturer in nursing) [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Nursing history and humanitiesPublisher: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2018Description: 1 online resource (xii, 236 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781526119070
1526119072
9781526119087
1526119080
9781526147257
1526147254

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Negotiating nursing.DDC classification:

940.547641 23

LOC classification:

D807.G7 B76 2018eb

NLM classification:

2019 B-766
WY 11 FA1

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EBSCOhost

Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-228) and 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.

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