Description
Product ID: | 9781138868175 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | British Medicine in an Age of Reform |
Authors: | Author: Andrew Wear, Roger French |
Page Count: | 272 |
Subjects: | European history, British & Irish history, History, History of medicine, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, History of medicine |
Description: | Between 1780 and 1850 was one of the great turning points in British medicine. The authors chart the nature and dynamics of the radical changes which occurred in this period. 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 become perceptibly `modern''. Contributions by acknowledged experts cover subjects from Apothecaries'' Act of 1815 to froensic medicine, and the effect of scientific medicine on the doctor-patient relationship. Fascinating and detailed, British Medicine in an Age of Reform provides a rich source of information for students of social history, the history of medicine and science, and for those working in the medical profession. |
Imprint Name: | Routledge |
Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2015-04-27 |