Medicine in the Making of Modern Britain, 1700-1920

Medicine in the Making of Modern Britain, 1700-1920 - Historical Connections

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

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Book information

ISBN: 9781138181618
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Imprint: Routledge
Pub date:
Edition: 1st edition
DEWEY: 362.10941
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 118
Weight: 453g
Height: 216mm
Width: 138mm
Spine width: 8mm