Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine

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11. Women and Smoking since 1890

    By Rosemary Elliot

    Series: Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine

    The changing face of the female smoker, from the lady smokers of the late nineteenth century to the lone mother of the late twentieth century, suggests that the history of smoking among women is not just about the assimilation of women into a male practice, but about the changing, and varied,...

    Published November 24th 2011 by Routledge
12. In the Name of the Child

    Edited by Roger Cooter

    Series: Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine

    Published November 3rd 2011 by Routledge
13. Health and Medicine in the circum-Caribbean, 1800–1968

    Edited by Juanita De Barros, Steven Palmer, David Wright

    Series: Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine

    Health and medicine in colonial environments is one of the newest areas in the history of medicine, but one in which the Caribbean is conspicuously absent. Yet the complex and fascinating history of the Caribbean, borne of the ways European colonialism combined with slavery, indentureship, migrant...

    Published April 5th 2009 by Routledge
14. Health and the Modern Home

    Edited by Mark Jackson

    Series: Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine

    Health and the Modern Home explores shifting and contentious debates about the impact of the domestic environment on health in the modern period. Drawing on recent scholarship, contributors expose the socio-political context in which the physical and emotional environment of "the modern home" and "...

    Published December 12th 2007 by Routledge
15. Lunatic Hospitals in Georgian England, 1750–1830

    By Leonard Smith

    Series: Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine

    Lunatic Hospitals in Georgian England, 1750–1830 constitutes the first comprehensive study of the philanthropic asylum system in Georgian England. Using original research and drawing upon a wide range of expertise on the history of mental health this book demonstrates the crucial role of the...

    Published June 6th 2007 by Routledge
16. Financing Medicine

    The British Experience Since 1750

    Edited by Martin Gorsky, Sally Sheard

    Series: Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine

    Financing Medicine brings together a collection of essays dealing with the financing of medical care in Britain since the mid-eighteenth century, with a view to addressing two major issues: Why did the funding of the British health system develop in the way it did? What were the...

    Published August 21st 2006 by Routledge
17. Britain and the 1918-19 Influenza Pandemic

    A Dark Epilogue

    By Niall Johnson

    Series: Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine

    Between August 1918 and March 1919 a flu pandemic spread across the globe and in just under a year 40 million people had died from the virus worldwide. This is the first book to provide a total history and seriously analyze the British experiences during that time.The book provides the most...

    Published May 10th 2006 by Routledge
18. The Politics of Madness

    The State, Insanity and Society in England, 1845–1914

    By Joseph Melling, Bill Forsythe

    Series: Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine

    The discovery and treatment of insanity remains one of the most debated and discussed issues in social history. Focusing on the second half of the nineteenth century, The Politics of Madness provides a new perspective on this important topic, based on research drawn from both local and national...

    Published March 14th 2006 by Routledge
19. The Risks of Medical Innovation

    Risk Perception and Assessment in Historical Context

    Edited by Thomas Schlich, Ulrich Tröhler

    Series: Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine

    The risks involved in introducing new drugs and devices are amongst the most discussed issues of modern medicine. Presenting a new way of thinking about these issues, this volume considers risk and medical innovation from a social historical perspective, and studies specific cases of medical...

    Published December 21st 2005 by Routledge
20. Medicine and Colonial Identity

    Edited by Bridie Andrews, Mary P. Sutphen

    Series: Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine

    Over the last century, identity as an avenue of inquiry has become both an academic growth industry and a problematic category of historical analysis. This volume shows how the study of medicine can provide new insights into colonial identity, and the possibility of accommodating multiple...

    Published May 28th 2003 by Routledge