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'For us it was heaven' : the passion, grief and fortitude of Patience Darton from the Spanish Civil War to Mao's China
- Title
- 'For us it was heaven' : the passion, grief and fortitude of Patience Darton from the Spanish Civil War to Mao's China / Angela Jackson.
- Author
- Jackson, Angela, 1946-
- Publication
- Brighton ; Portland [Or.] : Sussex Academic Press, 2012.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | DP269.7 .J34 2012 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xx, 239 pages : illustrations, map; 24 cm.
- Series Statement
- The Cañada Blanch/Sussex Academic studies on contemporary Spain
- Uniform Title
- Cañada Blanch/Sussex Academic studies on contemporary Spain.
- Subject
- Darton, Patience, 1911-1996
- Darton, Patience, 1911-1996 > Travel > China
- Darton, Patience, 1911-1996
- 1936-1976
- Nurses > Spain > Biography
- Nurses > Great Britain > Biography
- Communists > Great Britain > Biography
- Women nurses
- Nurses
- Communism
- Nurses
- Warfare
- Communism
- History, 20th Century
- Infirmières > Espagne > Biographies
- Infirmières > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies
- Infirmières
- Communisme
- Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle
- nurses
- communism
- Women nurses
- Communists
- Medical care
- Military participation > British
- Travel
- Women
- Infermeres > Biografia
- Spain > History > Medical care. > Civil War, 1936-1939
- Spain > History > Women. > Civil War, 1936-1939
- Spain > History > Participation, British. > Civil War, 1936-1939
- China > History > 1949-1976
- United Kingdom
- Spain
- China
- Espagne > Histoire > Soins médicaux. > 1936-1939 (Guerre civile)
- Espagne > Histoire > Femmes. > 1936-1939 (Guerre civile)
- Chine > Histoire > 1949-1976
- Great Britain
- Espanya > Història > Participació britànica. > 1936-1939, Guerra Civil
- Espanya > Història > Assistència mèdica. > 1936-1939, Guerra Civil
- Espanya > Història > Dones. > 1936-1939, Guerra Civil
- Xina > Història > 1949-1976
- Genre/Form
- Biography
- Biography.
- collective biographies.
- Biographies
- History
- Biographies.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Portraying patience -- Sniffing at socialism -- The road to Spain -- Patients and politics in Valencia -- A modern woman making waves -- Blossoming spring to bitter winter -- Retreat and recovery -- Head and heart -- The ebro -- Leaving Spain -- A different life -- Bombs on Britain -- Opening the Chinese puzzle box -- Falling in love again -- Clouds over the Peking picnic -- Reprise -- 'Patience on a monument, smiling at grief?'
- ISBN
- 9781845195144
- 1845195140
- 9781845195151
- 1845195159
- LCCN
- 2011040273
- OCLC
- ocn744284366
- 744284366
- SCSB-14594530
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library