Description
This book, first published in 1999, explores the experience of private loss and grief after the two world wars.
Reviews
' ... compelling ... The Labour of Loss offers a new perspective on the impact of twentieth-century warfare, because it engages seriously with the dimensions of grief and emotion experienced by soldiers and their families.' Kate Darian-Smith, The Times Literary Supplement
'This sensitive, though sometimes harrowing, study of the impact of war and the ensuring peace ... will surely have wide cross-disciplinary resonance.' The Times Higher Education Supplement
' ... deserves the highest praise. Without ever sacrificing a formidable theoretical power, [Damousi] never forgets that this is an intensely human story. It is one of the best, perhaps the best, book of its kind.' English Historical Review
'... scholarly and humane ...'. Grief Matters
Book Information
ISBN 9780521660044
Author Joy Damousi
Format Hardback
Page Count 222
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 475g
Dimensions(mm) 237mm * 159mm * 21mm