Medical Caregiving Narratives of the First World War Geographies of Care

This book offers a novel critical intervention in medical humanities, foregrounding the importance of spaces and senses in medical experiences. It explores the distinctive experience and literary representations of somatic and sensuous geographies in First World War medical caregiving life writing....

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Main Author: Allitt, Marie
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press 2023
Edition:1
Subjects:
20th century, c 1900 to c 1999
3MPBF c 1910 to c 1919
3MPBFB c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period)
c 1500 onwards to present day
Early 20th century c 1900 to c 1950
History
HISTORY / Military / World War I
HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century
History and Archaeology
LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century
LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Historical Events
Literary Studies
Medical care
Medical writing
Military
Military history
NHWR5 First World War
Specific wars and campaigns
Time period qualifiers
World War I
Literary Studies
ISBN:1474489923, 9781474489959, 1474489958, 9781474489928, 147448994X, 9781474489942
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover -- Half Title -- Dedication -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Corpography: Reconceptualising Somatic Geographies -- 2. Layering: Appropriating Medical Spaces -- 3. Protrusions, Openings, and Depths: A Medical Grotesque -- 4. Countering: Representing Coping Strategies -- 5. Surfaces: Articulating Pain and Trauma -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index
  • 4. Countering: Representing Coping Strategies --
  • Contents --
  • List of Figures --
  • 1. Corpography: Reconceptualising Somatic Geographies --
  • Index
  • Conclusion --
  • 3. Protrusions, Openings, and Depths: A Medical Grotesque --
  • 2. Layering: Appropriating Medical Spaces --
  • Acknowledgements --
  • Frontmatter --
  • 5. Surfaces: Articulating Pain and Trauma --
  • Introduction --
  • Bibliography --