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Care in the Past: Archaeological and Interdisciplinary Perspectives

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Description for Care in the Past: Archaeological and Interdisciplinary Perspectives Paperback. Presents new research into the provision of care in past societies as revealed by archaeological, historical, bioarchaeological, faunal and philosophical analyses Editor(s): Southwell-Wright, William; Gowland, Rebecca; Powell, Lindsay. Num Pages: 208 pages, b/w. BIC Classification: 3B; HDA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 170 x 13. Weight in Grams: 567.
Care-giving is an activity that has been practiced by all human societies. From the earliest societies through to the present, all humans have faced choices regarding how people in positions of dependency are to be treated. As such, care-giving, and the form it takes, is a central experience of being a human and one that is culturally mediated. Archaeology has tended to marginalise the study of care, and debates surrounding our ability to recognise it within the archaeological record have often remained implicit rather than a focus of discussion. In order to address this, the 12 papers in ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Oxbow Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785703355
SKU
V9781785703355
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About Wil Southwell-Wright
Lindsay A. Powell recently completed a PhD in Archaeology at Durham University focusing on the health, diet and care of children in Roman London. Her research interests include subadult palaeopathology and bioarchaeology within the Roman Period. William Southwell-Wright is an independent researcher, who is interested in examining the social status of individuals with impairments and disabilities in the Late Roman ... Read more

Reviews for Care in the Past: Archaeological and Interdisciplinary Perspectives
I believe that Care in the Past will achieve its aim of becoming essential reading for both medical practitioners and medical historians. With the NHS still reeling from the revelations of the 2013 Francis Report, the Palaeolithic perspective brings both a comfort and a challenge.
British Society for the History of Medicine

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