{"product_id":"health-civilization-and-the-state-dorothy-porter-9780415122443","title":"Health, Civilization and the State: A History of Public Health from Ancient to Modern Times","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book examines the social, economic and political issues of public health provision in historical perspective. It outlines the development of public health in Britain, Continental Europe and the United States from the ancient world through to the modern state. It includes discussion of: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* pestilence, public order and morality in pre-modern times\u003cbr\u003e* the Enlightenment and its effects\u003cbr\u003e* centralization in Victorian Britain\u003cbr\u003e* localization of health care in the United States\u003cbr\u003e* population issues and family welfare\u003cbr\u003e* the rise of the classic welfare state\u003cbr\u003e* attitudes towards public health into the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dorothy Porter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415122449\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415122443\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/03\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 388\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.34w x 1.33d","brand":"Dorothy Porter","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48152991269119,"sku":"9780415122443","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2d415740-1cc6-440e-8269-5784ddf0f3b9.jpg?v=1770780552","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/health-civilization-and-the-state-dorothy-porter-9780415122443","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}