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Book SynopsisIn telling Creelman's fascinating story, Susan Armstrong-Reid helps readers learn about the transformation of the nursing profession and global health governance in the twentieth century.
Trade Review'Armstrong-Reid has delivered a valuable new social biography on Lyle Creelman... Those interested in nursing history, the history of medicine, and the intersections of world history and global health will certainly find it useful.' -- Sasha Mullally Canadian Historical Review vol 97:01:2016 'This well documented book is suitable for wide range of readers. Recommended. All academic and general history of nursing collections.' -- D.B. Hamilton Choice Magazine vol 52:01:2014
Table of ContentsAbbreviations Used in Notes Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1 Formative Years, 1908-36 Chapter 2 New Beginnings, 1936-9 Chapter 3 Shadow of War, 1939-44 Chapter 4 Soldier of Peace, 1944-6 Chapter 5 Setting a New Course, 1946-9 Chapter 6 Joining the WHO, 1949-51 Chapter 7 Establishing the Nursing Section, 1951-2 Chapter 8 From Deputy to Chief, 1953-60 Chapter 9 Lyle's Secret Service, 1954-68 Chapter 10 The Voice of International Nursing, 1960-8 Chapter 11 A Chance for Retrospection, 1968 Epilogue Bibliography Appendices
