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Negotiating nursing : British army sisters and soldiers in the Second World War / Jane Brooks
(Nursing history and humanities)

Material Type E-Book
Publisher Manchester : Manchester University Press
Year 2018
Language English
Size 1 online resource (xii, 236 pages) : illustrations

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URL E-Book 電子ブック(EBSCO: eBook Open Access Collection)
EB2202646
9781526119070

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Media type 機械可読データファイル
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
Notes 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
Open Access
In English
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-228) and index
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Authors *Brooks, Jane
Subjects BSH:Electronic books
FREE:History
LCSH:World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain. -- Medical care  All Subject Search
LCSH:Military nursing -- 20th century. -- Great Britain -- History  All Subject Search
MESH:Military Nursing -- history  All Subject Search
MESH:World War II
BISACSH:HISTORY -- Europe -- Western  All Subject Search
FREE:Medical care
FREE:Military nursing
MESH:United Kingdom
FREE:Great Britain
MESH:Great Britain
MESH:Great Britain
FREE:World War (1939-1945)
FREE:1900-1999
Classification DC23:940.547641
ID ED00003829
ISBN 9781526119070

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