Shell-shock and the Cultural History of the Great War
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10072901 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jay Winter (0000-0002-9369-3226, University of Cambridge, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 7-11 |
| Publication date | 2000-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Contemporary History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0094 • E-ISSN: 1461-7250 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/002200940003500102 |
| OpenAlex | W1979345423 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
This article suggests that ‘shell shock’ was a discourse both medical and metaphorical. Its iconic force in capturing key elements of the impact of the Great War on British society arises from the lesser significance, in comparison with France and Germany, of veterans' movements in British political life. ‘Shell shock’ was, therefore, a language of validation, of moral standing as well as entitlement to a pension. Given the highly charged nature of the category, it is at least arguable that the well-known division between symptoms attributable to officers and those attributable to men is suspect; this distinction probably described labels rather than conditions, the invasion of medical discourse by class-based notions of stoicism and courage
Courage · Criminology · Economics · Entitlement (fair division · Political science · Politics · Shock (circulatory · Sociology · Suspect · Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices · History · Law · Medical History and Innovations · Medicine · Psychology · World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact
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| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,69 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2024 (25) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |