Medicine Transformed

Medicine Transformed

Author: Deborah Brunton

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2004-09-04

Total Pages: 444

ISBN-13: 9780719067358

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An accessible introduction to the social history of medicine in Europe during the nineteenth and early twentieth century, set within its political, cultural, intellectual and economic contexts


Health, Disease and Society in Europe, 1500-1800

Health, Disease and Society in Europe, 1500-1800

Author: Peter Elmer

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2004-03-09

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 9780719067372

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The period from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment constitutes a vital phase in the history of European medicine. Elements of continuity with the classical and medieval past are evident in the ongoing importance of a humor-based view of medicine and the treatment of illness. At the same time, new theories of the body emerged in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to challenge established ideas in medical circles. In recent years, scholars have explored this terrain with increasingly fascinating results, often revising our previous understanding of the ways in which early modern Europeans discussed the body, health and disease. In order to understand these and related processes, historians are increasingly aware of the way in which every aspect of medical care and provision in early modern Europe was shaped by the social, religious, political and cultural concerns of the age.


Health, Disease and Society in Europe, 1800-1930

Health, Disease and Society in Europe, 1800-1930

Author: Deborah Brunton

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2004-09-04

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 9780719067396

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Health, Disease and Society in Europe, 1800-1930 provides readers with unrivaled access to a comprehensive range of sources on major themes in nineteenth and early twentieth-century medicine. The book covers issues such as the changing role of the hospital, disease, colonial and imperial medicine, women, war, the emergence of modern surgery, welfare and the state, and the growth of asylum. Extracts from contemporary writings vividly illustrate key aspects of medical thought and practice, while a selection of classic historical research and up-to-date work in the field gives a sense of our understanding of medical history. Introductions make the sources accessible to the student as well as the interested general reader.


The Healing Arts

The Healing Arts

Author: Peter Elmer

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2004-03-09

Total Pages: 444

ISBN-13: 9780719067341

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"The book will appeal to students, teachers, health workers and general readers who wish to develop a critical awareness of medicine in the past. The essays are complemented by a selection of primary and secondary readings in the companion volume, Health, Disease and Society in Europe, 1500-1800: A Source Book."--BOOK JACKET.


Medicine in Modern Britain 1780-1950

Medicine in Modern Britain 1780-1950

Author: Deborah Brunton

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-07-11

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 042994909X

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Medicine in Modern Britain 1780–1950 provides an introduction to the development of medicine – scientific and heterodox, domestic and professional – in Britain from the end of the early modern period and through modern times. Divided thematically, each chapter within this book addresses a different aspect of medicine, covering diseases, ideas, practices, institutions, practitioners and the state. This book centres on an era of rapid and profound change in medicine and gives students all they need to establish a solid understanding of the history of medicine in Britain, by offering a clear and coherent narrative of the changes and continuities in medicine, including names, dates, events and ideas. Each aspect of medicine discussed within the book is explored and contextualised, providing an overview of the wider social and political background that surrounded them. The chapters are followed by a documents section, containing important primary sources to encourage students to engage with original material. With a selection of images, tables, a who’s who of all the key people discussed and a glossary of terms, Medicine in Modern Britain 1780–1950 is essential reading for all students of the history of medicine in Britian.


Medicine, Sport and the Body

Medicine, Sport and the Body

Author: Neil Carter

Publisher: A&C Black

Published: 2012-01-01

Total Pages: 299

ISBN-13: 1849660670

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What role does sports medicine play in today's society? This book analyzes the relationship between sport, medicine and health from the mid-19th century to today. It looks at both history of medicine and the history of sport to give a balanced view of the role of medicine in sport and how this has evolved over the past two centuries.


Challenges in Health and Development

Challenges in Health and Development

Author: Sandy A. Johnson

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-03-06

Total Pages: 227

ISBN-13: 3319532049

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This textbook examines strategies of investing in human health and investing in economic growth as distinct approaches to development. It explores the symbiotic relationship of these tactics, and considers the applications and outcomes from a global, national and community level perspective. Each chapter introduces concepts of economic development and population health, and uses case studies to illustrate the same. These case studies include program and policy examples from Bangladesh, Chile, Haiti, Rwanda, South Africa and Sri Lanka. The textbook also examines the impact of macroeconomic adjustment programs, health care restructuring, investment in primary health care, public-private partnerships, and the challenges of program coordination and up-scaling in stable and conflict-ridden countries. Discussion questions are provided at the end of each chapter to facilitate classroom activities. Solutions are provided at the end of the textbook.