Joanna Bourke is a historian and professor of history whose work delves into social history, including the history of violence, poverty, and psychology. She explores how human beings cope with extremes, seeking to uncover common human experiences within historical events. Her writing is incisive, often turning to unexplored facets of the past.
Based on letters, diaries and oral histories, this title explores the impact of the 'war to end all wars' on the male body. It argues that military experiences led to a greater sharing of gender identities between men of different classes and ages.
A history of the twentieth century through those British and American people who experienced the fears of their time - by Wolfson History Prize-winner Joanna Bourke
Fiercely intelligent, always provocative, Joanna Bourke turns to the subject of the human animal