Negotiating nursing : British army sisters and soldiers in the Second World War / Jane Brooks.
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- 9781526119070
- 1526119072
- 9781526119087
- 1526119080
- 9781526147257
- 1526147254
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Medical care -- Great Britain
- Military nursing -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- Great Britain Army. Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service/R
- Great Britain Army. Royal Army Medical Corps
- Military Nursing -- history
- World War II
- United Kingdom
- HISTORY -- Europe -- Western
- Medical care
- Military nursing
- Great Britain
- World War (1939-1945)
- 1900-1999
- 940.547641 23
- D807.G7 B76 2018eb
- 2019 B-766
- WY 11 FA1
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-228) and index.
Print version record.
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.
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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