Medicine in Modern Britain 1780-1950 (Seminar Studies), Brunton 9781138784222..

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Medicine in Modern Britain 1780-1950Author(s): Deborah Brunton\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138784222, 978-1138784222\nSynopsis\nMedicine in Modern Britain [tel] 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. \n\nThis 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, providi.