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An officer and a lady : Canadian military nursing and the Second World War / Cynthia Toman.
"During the Second World War; more than 4,000 civilian nurses enlisted as Nursing Sisters, a specially created all-female officers' rank of the Canadian Armed Forces. Cynthia Toman analyzes how gender, war, and medical technology intersected to create a legitimate role for women in the masculine environment of the military and explores the incongruous expectations placed on military nurses as "officers and ladies." --BOOK JACKET.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780774814478
- ISBN: 0774814470
- Physical Description: ix, 261 p. : ill ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Vancouver : UBC Press, c2007.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [240]-250) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 1. "Ready, Aye Ready": Enlisting Nurses -- 2. Incorporating Nurses into the Military -- 3. Shaping Nursing Sisters as "Officers" and "Ladies" -- 4. Legitimating Military Nursing Work -- 5. "The Strain of Peace": Community and Social Memory -- App. Biographical Profiles of Interviewed Nursing Sisters. |
| Action Note: | Committed to retain 20170101 20321231 COPPUL SPAN Monograph |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castlegar Campus Library | D 807 C2 T64 2007 (Text)
Copy: c. 1
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B001215573 | General | Volume hold | Available | - |
