Joanna Bourke es una historiadora y profesora de historia cuyo trabajo profundiza en la historia social, incluida la historia de la violencia, la pobreza y la psicología. Explora cómo los seres humanos lidian con los extremos, buscando desenterrar experiencias humanas comunes dentro de los eventos históricos. Su escritura es incisiva y a menudo se centra en facetas inexploradas del pasado.
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