Working in a World of Hurt: Trauma and resilience in the narratives of medical personnel in warzones
- Submitting institution
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Oxford Brookes University
- Unit of assessment
- 27 - English Language and Literature
- Output identifier
- 185744281
- Type
- A - Authored book
- DOI
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- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- ISBN
- 9780719090363
- Open access status
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- Month of publication
- July
- Year of publication
- 2015
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
- Yes
- Number of additional authors
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1
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- Yes
- Double-weighted statement
- Wide-ranging in scope and interdisciplinary in method, this monograph offers an innovative new perspective on both war studies and literary studies. The book’s primary innovation is its focus not on soldiers but on writings by doctors, nurses, ambulance drivers and other medical personnel. Potter and Acton analyse a wide range of sources, many unpublished, from the First World War to the recent conflict in Iraq. Their rich, cross-cutting analysis deals with letters, diaries, memoirs and weblogs, many previously unconsidered, that chronicle physical and emotional suffering. The book makes a significant contribution to studies of the psychological trauma wrought by war.
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
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- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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