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N/A - Cancer Patients, Cancer Pathways: Historical and Sociological Perspectives (Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History) - 9781137272072 - V9781137272072
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Cancer Patients, Cancer Pathways: Historical and Sociological Perspectives (Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History)

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Description for Cancer Patients, Cancer Pathways: Historical and Sociological Perspectives (Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History) Hardcover. Eleven essays by historians and sociologists examine cancer research and treatment as everyday practice in post-war Europe and North America. These are not stories of inevitable medical progress and obstacles overcome, but of historical contingencies, cultural differences, hope, and often disappointed expectations. Editor(s): Timmermann, Carsten; Toon, Elizabeth. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBTB; MBGR; MBS; MBX; MJCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Eleven essays by historians and sociologists examine cancer research and treatment as everyday practice in post-war Europe and North America. These are not stories of inevitable medical progress and obstacles overcome, but of historical contingencies, cultural differences, hope, and often disappointed expectations.

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137272072
SKU
V9781137272072
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About N/A
JOANNA BAINES completed her doctorate on the individualisation of cancer at the Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of Manchester, UK ROLAND BAL Professor in and Chair of the Department of Healthcare Governance of the institute of Health Policy and Management in Rotterdam, the Netherlands MARC BERG Partner at the healthcare consultancy agency Plexus Medical Group ... Read more

Reviews for Cancer Patients, Cancer Pathways: Historical and Sociological Perspectives (Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History)
(Regarding this and Timmermann's latest book, A History of Lung Cancer: The Recalcitrant Disease, 2014) "These books, with their origins in the Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine at the University of Manchester, present an excellent insight into what it has been to have cancer. Collectively, they present three theses of great value to historians of medicine. ... Read more

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