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They called it shell shock : combat stress in the First World War

Linden, Stefanie, author

Overview

\"They called it Shell Shock provides a new perspective on the psychological reactions to the traumatic experiences of combat. In the Great War, soldiers were incapacitated by traumatic disorders at an epidemic scale that surpassed anything known from previous armed conflicts. Drawing upon individual histories from British and German servicemen, this book illustrates the universal suffering of soldiers involved in this conflict and its often devastating consequences for their mental health. Dr Stefanie Linden explains how shell shock challenged the fabric of pre-war society, including its beliefs about gender (superiority of the male character), class (superiority of the officer class) and scientific progress. She argues that the shell shock epidemic had enduring consequences for the understanding of the human mind and the power that it can exert over the body.\"

• Publisher: Helion & Company Limited
• Subject: World War (1914-1918) / 1900-1999 / War neuroses Great Britain History 20th century. / War neuroses Germany History 20th century. / Soldiers Mental health Great Britain History 20th century. / Soldiers Mental health Germany History 20th century. / World War, 1914-1918 Psychological aspects. / Combat Disorders history. / Military Personnel psychology. / World War I. / Psychological aspects. / Soldiers Mental health. / War neuroses. / Kriegsneurose / United Kingdom. / Germany. / Great Britain.
• ISBN: 9781911096351, 1911096354

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
RC550.L56 2016	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE