Medicine in the Making of Modern Britain, 1700-1920

By Christopher Lawrence

Christopher Lawrence's critical overview of medicine's place in the development of modern Britain examines the significance of the clinical encounter in contemporary society. * first short synoptic study of its kind * breaks new ground by bringing together specialised scholarship into a broad argument * shows how the medical profession created a very specific role for itself * relates medicine to general social policy

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138181617
• ISBN13: 9781138181618
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 118 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"