{"product_id":"a-social-history-of-medicine-joan-lane-9780415200387","title":"A Social History of Medicine: Health, Healing and Disease in England, 1750-1950","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Social History of Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e traces the development of medical practice from the Industrial Revolution right through to the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on a wide range of source material, it charts the changing relationship between patients and practitioners over this period, exploring the impact made by institutional care, government intervention and scientific discovery. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe study illuminates the extent to which medical assistance really was available to patients over the period, by focusing on provincial areas and using local sources. It introduces a variety of contemporary medical practitioners, some of them hitherto unknown and with fascinating intricate details of their work. The text offers an extensive thematic survey, including coverage of: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* institutions such as hospitals, dispensaries, asylums and prisons\u003cbr\u003e* midwifery and nursing\u003cbr\u003e* infections and how changes in science have affected disease control\u003cbr\u003e* contraception, war, and the NHS.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joan Lane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415200385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415200387\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.18h x 6.18w x 0.60d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joan Lane","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056067735807,"sku":"9780415200387","price":48.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b3e53620-2d41-4243-8f19-d47b7bacfa37.jpg?v=1685039331","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-social-history-of-medicine-joan-lane-9780415200387","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}