Stacking the coffins : influenza, war and revolution in Ireland, 1918-19 / Ida Milne.

By:

Milne, Ida [Author]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Manchester History of MedicinePublication details: Manchester : Manchester University Press, (c)2018.Description: 1 online resource (x, 263 pages) : illustrations, maps, chartsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781526122704
9781526122728

Subject(s):

Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 -- Ireland -- History

Genre/Form:

Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

RC150 .S733 2018

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Contents:

or a 'perfect storm'?; The flu: a news perspective; Counting the ill and the dead; 'Managing' the crisis; The doctors' view: medical puzzle, politics and search for cures; Hospitals and other institutions: coping with crises; Dying and surviving: eye witnesses; Influenza as a political tool; Epilogue: the long aftermath; Select bibliography; Index

Subject: A social history of the 1918-19 influenza pandemic's effects on an Ireland where normal patterns of life were disturbed by war and the growing separatist movement. The influenza seemed to disrupt every aspect of Irish life - culture, economics, politics, medicine and family life.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	URL	Status	Date due	Barcode
Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD)	G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE	Non-fiction	RC150.6.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Link to resource	Available		on1042074313

Includes bibliographies and index.

Intro; Front matter; Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Figures and tables; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; A 'mysterious malady' -- or a 'perfect storm'?; The flu: a news perspective; Counting the ill and the dead; 'Managing' the crisis; The doctors' view: medical puzzle, politics and search for cures; Hospitals and other institutions: coping with crises; Dying and surviving: eye witnesses; Influenza as a political tool; Epilogue: the long aftermath; Select bibliography; Index

A social history of the 1918-19 influenza pandemic's effects on an Ireland where normal patterns of life were disturbed by war and the growing separatist movement. The influenza seemed to disrupt every aspect of Irish life - culture, economics, politics, medicine and family life.

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