Sarah Handley-Cousins

Broschiertes Buch

Bodies in Blue

Disability in the Civil War North

Beschreibung

In the popular imagination, Civil War disability is synonymous with amputation. But war affects the body in countless ways. Sarah Handley-Cousins expands our understanding of wartime disability by examining a variety of bodies and ailments, ranging from the temporary to the chronic, from disease to injury, and both physical and mental conditions.

Autor

SARAH HANDLEY-COUSINS is a clinical assistant professor of history and associate director of the Center for Disability Studies at the University at Buffalo. She is the author of numerous print and digital publications, including articles in the Journal of the Civil War Era and the New York Times DisUnion series. She is an editor of the popular history blog Nursing Clio, as well as producer of Dig: A History Podcast.

Produktdetails

• UnCivil Wars
• Verlag: University of Georgia Press
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 316g
• ISBN-13: 9780820361673
• ISBN-10: 0820361674
• Artikelnr.: 61934291