Joanna Bourke
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Modern day obituaries often speak of illnesses ‘bravely fought’, but the history of pain, a defining and constant experience in lives throughout history, lacks a substantial literature, argues Joanna Bourke. Published March 22 2011
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Joanna Bourke reviews Diana Souhami's biography of Edith Cavell. Published January 4 2011
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Joanna Bourke reviews Fiona Reid's latest book about the men who suffered shell shock in the aftermath of the First World War. Published October 21 2010
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Joanna Bourke reviews a book by Ana Carden-Coyne. Published June 11 2010
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Joanna Bourke reviews a book on crime in Europe by Pieter Spierenburg
Published May 14 2009
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Robert MuchembledTranslated by Jean Birrell
Polity Press 224pp £17.99 ISBN 978 0745 638768
Published December 16 2008
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Joanna Bourke on two new volumes tackling the traumas of servicemen, both during and after the wars of the modern age.
Published April 16 2002
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Published March 15 2002
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