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Medicine and the Market in England and its colonies, c. 1450- c. 1850
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Hardcover. Provides an examination of medicine and the market in pre-modern England, colonial North America and British India. This book explores the themes in the social history of medicine, including midwifery, magic, gender, books, public health, poverty, the social organization of medical practice and colonialism, from the 15th to the mid-19th centuries. Editor(s): Jenner, Mark S. R.; Wallis, Patrick. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1FKA; 1KB; 3J; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
What was the medical marketplace? This book provides the first critical examination of medicine and the market in pre-modern England, colonial North America and British India. Chapters explore the most important themes in the social history of medicine and offer a fresh understanding of healthcare in this time of social and economic transformation.
What was the medical marketplace? This book provides the first critical examination of medicine and the market in pre-modern England, colonial North America and British India. Chapters explore the most important themes in the social history of medicine and offer a fresh understanding of healthcare in this time of social and economic transformation.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Number of Pages
269
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230506435
SKU
V9780230506435
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Ref
99-15
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MICHAEL BROWNi Lecturer in the History of Medicine, University of Kent, UK PRATIK CHAKRABARTI Wellcome Lecturer in the History of Modern Medicine, School of History, University of Kent. UK MARY E. FISSELL Professor in the Department of the History of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, USA MARK S. R. JENNER Senior Lecturer in the Department of History, University of York, UK ... Read more
Reviews for Medicine and the Market in England and its colonies, c. 1450- c. 1850
'For over two decades now, the idea of a medical marketplace has been a vital shaping influence on historians seeking to understand the nature of health provision in pre-modern societies. Medicine and the Market in England and its Colonies, c.1450- c.1850 provides a splendid critical re-evaluation of the concept. Suggestive, intelligently written and based on primary research across a wide ... Read more