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Medicine, health and Irish experiences of conflict 1914-45
Ian Miller (Ed.)
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Description for Medicine, health and Irish experiences of conflict 1914-45
Hardcover. A wide ranging volume on medical history, that examines critical areas of health concerns in Ireland through the World Wars. Editor(s): Miller, Ian; Durnin, David. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 maps, 10 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
This book explores Irish experiences of medicine and health during the First and Second World Wars, the War of Independence and the Civil War. It examines the physical, mental and emotional impact of conflict on Irish political and social life, as well as medical, scientific and official interventions in Irish health matters. The contributors put forward the case that warfare and political unrest profoundly shaped Irish experiences of medicine and health, and that Irish political, social and economic contexts added unique contours to those experiences not evident in other countries. In pursuing these themes, the book offers an original and ... Read more
This book explores Irish experiences of medicine and health during the First and Second World Wars, the War of Independence and the Civil War. It examines the physical, mental and emotional impact of conflict on Irish political and social life, as well as medical, scientific and official interventions in Irish health matters. The contributors put forward the case that warfare and political unrest profoundly shaped Irish experiences of medicine and health, and that Irish political, social and economic contexts added unique contours to those experiences not evident in other countries. In pursuing these themes, the book offers an original and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
510 g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719097850
SKU
V9780719097850
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Ref
99-15
About Ian Miller (Ed.)
David Durnin is Irish Research Council Doctoral Scholar at the Centre for the History of Medicine in Ireland, School of History, University College Dublin Ian Miller is Wellcome Trust Research Fellow at the Centre for the History of Medicine in Ireland, Ulster University -- .
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