272 Pages
by
Routledge
276 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
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British Medicine in an Age of Reform , charts the nature and dynamics of the radical changes which occurred between 1780 and 1850 - a great turning point in British medicine. Medicine was reformed just as politics was being reformed. It became a recognizable profession, and at the same time there was an impetus from within to base the subject upon science. By the end of the 1850's medicine had... Read more
Contributors: Logie Barrow, University of Bremen, Germany Catherine Crawford, Essex University Mary Fissell, University of Manchester Stephen Jacyna, University of Manchester Roy Porter, The Wellcome Institute Ruth Richardson, The Institute of Historical Research Perry Williams, Cambridge University
Biography
Roger French, Andrew Wear
`This volume provides a consistently readable account of different aspects of change in the medical profession during one of its most vital reforming periods. The summaries of the detailed research are useful to student and tutor alike.' - Julie Rugg, Social History Society Newsletter
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