Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front matter i
2. Dedication v
3. Contents vii
4. List of figures viii
5. Acknowledgements ix
6. List of abbreviations xii
7. Introduction 1
8. 1 Salvaging soldiers, comforting men 25
9. 2 Challenging nursing spaces 59
10. 3 Nursing presence 93
11. 4 Negotiating the boundaries of nursing practice 129
12. 5 Reasserting work, space and gender boundaries at the end of the Second World War 168
13. Conclusion 199
14. Bibliography 205
15. Index 229