Michael Robinson

Shell-shocked British Army veterans in Ireland, 1918-39

A difficult homecoming

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Produktbeschreibung

This study provides the first exclusive analysis of disabled First World War veterans who returned to Ireland. With a case study of mental illness, it foregrounds how the treatment and experiences of disabled communities in past societies is shaped by the existing socio-economic, cultural and political context.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. April 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 474g
• ISBN-13: 9781526140050
• ISBN-10: 1526140055
• Artikelnr.: 57477281

Autorenporträt

Michael Robinson is a Leverhulme Post-Doctoral Researcher at the University of Liverpool

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1: 'A Definitive Neurasthenic Temperament'?: The Irish Tommy
and Veteran 2. Neurasthenic Pensioners in Revolutionary Ireland, 1918-1921
3. Neurasthenic Pensioners in the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland,
1922-1939 4. The War Hospital in Ireland 5. The Service Patient Scheme in
Ireland Bibliography Index