The Politics of Wounds: Military Patients and Medical Power in the First World War

by Ana Carden-Coyne

The Politics of Wounds explores military patients' experiences of frontline medical evacuation, war surgery, and the social world of military hospitals during the First World War. The proximity of the front and the colossal numbers of wounded created greater public awareness of the impact of the war than had been seen in previous conflicts, with serious political consequences.

Frequently referred to as 'our wounded', the central place of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199698260
• ISBN13: 9780199698264
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.2"