They Called it Shell Shock - Combat Stress in the First World War Linden StefaniePaperback
They Called it Shell Shock - Combat Stress in the First World War Linden StefaniePaperback They called it Shell Shock provides a new perspective on the psychological reactions to the traumatic…
Specifikacia They Called it Shell Shock - Combat Stress in the First World War Linden StefaniePaperback
They Called it Shell Shock - Combat Stress in the First World War Linden StefaniePaperback
They called it Shell Shock provides a new perspective on the psychological reactions to the traumatic experiences of combat. 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. In the Great War, soldiers were incapacitated by traumatic disorders at an epidemic scale that surpassed anything known from previous armed conflicts.
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. Dr Stefanie Linden explains how shell shock challenged the fabric of prewar society, including its beliefs about gender (superiority of the male character), class (superiority of the officer class) and scientific progress. The author has analyzed over
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