Who were the shell shocked soldiers of the First World War? How did the warfare they experienced, the military discipline they often endured, the medical treatment they encountered shape their post-wa
To the British soldiers of the Great War who heard about it, "shell shock" was uncanny, amusing, and sad. To those who experienced it, the condition was shameful, unjustly stigmatized, and life-changi
This transnational, interdisciplinary study of traumatic neurosis moves beyond the existing histories of medical theory, welfare, and symptomatology. The essays explore the personal traumas of soldier
This collection investigates the social and culturalhistory of trauma to offer a comparative analysis of its individual, communal,and political effects in the twentieth century. Particular attention i
This transnational, interdisciplinary study of traumaticneurosis moves beyond the existing histories of medical theory, welfare, andsymptomatology. The essays explore the personal traumas of soldiers
