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Medicine in the Making of Modern Britain, 1700-1920 Christopher Lawrence

Medicine in the Making of Modern Britain, 1700-1920 par Christopher Lawrence

Medicine in the Making of Modern Britain, 1700-1920 Christopher Lawrence


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Résumé

Christopher Lawrence's critical overview of the way medicine has developed in Britain over the last two centuries is the first short synoptic analysis of the clinical encounter.

Medicine in the Making of Modern Britain, 1700-1920 Résumé

Medicine in the Making of Modern Britain, 1700-1920 Christopher Lawrence

Christopher Lawrence's critical overview of medicine's place in the development of modern Britain examines the significance of the clinical encounter in contemporary society.
* first short synoptic study of its kind
* breaks new ground by bringing together specialised scholarship into a broad argument
* shows how the medical profession created a very specific role for itself
* relates medicine to general social policy

Medicine in the Making of Modern Britain, 1700-1920 Avis

`In sparse, lively prose it condenses much of our present wisdom about the dynamics of medicine in Britain from 1750 to the twentieth century. ... Students will find here the tightest and most insightful survey available; practising hitorians will find much that is stimulating and challenging, as well as handy and well-referenced.' - John Pickstone BU for History of Science

`The book fulfils its title, and can be recommended to anyone is search of an informatieve and stimulating introduction to the crucial interactions of medicine and culture since 1700.' - Social History

`Much is done in so short a book - a remarkable amount of substantive history thoughtful analysis, and provocative suggestions. It is a welcome contribution, and deserves to be widely read and much discussed.' - Social History & Medicine

Sommaire

Introduction 1. The Enlightenment 2. The Age of Reform 3. Modernity Conclusion and Beginning

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9780415091688
0415091683
Medicine in the Making of Modern Britain, 1700-1920 Christopher Lawrence
Occasion - Très bon état
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
19940714
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