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Shell-Shocked British Army Veterans in Ireland, 1918-39: A Difficult Homecoming

Shell-Shocked British Army Veterans in Ireland, 1918-39: A Difficult Homecoming

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. -- .

Michael Robinson

  • Manchester University Press
  • 9781526162496
  • 272 pages
  • €24
  • Paperback / softback
  • United Kingdom
  • History of medicine