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OverviewAn Equal Burden is the first scholarly study of the Army Medical Services in the First World War to focus on the roles and experiences of the men of the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC). Though they were not professional medical caregivers, they were called upon to provide urgent medical care and, as non-combatants, were forbidden from carrying weapons. Their role in the war effort was quite unique and warranting of further study. Structured both chronologically and thematically, An Equal Burden examines the work that RAMC rankers undertook and its importance to the running of the chain of medical evacuation. It additionally explores the gendered status of these men within the medical, military, and cultural hierarchies of a society engaged in total war. Through close readings of official documents, personal papers, and cultural representations, Meyer argues that the ranks of the RAMC formed a space in which non-commissioned servicemen, through their many roles, defined and redefined medical caregiving as men's work in wartime. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jessica Meyer (University of Leeds)Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA ISBN: 9780191862762ISBN 10: 0191862762 Publication Date: 19 March 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Undefined Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationJessica Meyer, Associate Professor of Modern British History, University of Leeds Dr Jessica Meyer is Associate Professor of Modern British History at the University of Leeds. A social and cultural historian, her research interests lie at the intersection of the histories of gender, conflict, and care. She also works on the history of popular culture, representation, and the memory of war. She is the author of Men of War: Masculinities and the First World War in Britain (2009). She is also co-editor, with Heather Ellis, of Masculinity and the Other: Historical Perspectives (2009), and editor of British Popular Culture and the First World War (2008). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |