Disease, Medicine and Society in England, 1550-1860

by Roy Porter

Book Overview

In his short but authoritative study, Roy Porter assesses the impact of disease on the English before the widespread availability and public provision of medical care, incorporating into the revised edition new perspectives offered by recent research. He examines the medical profession, attitudes to doctors and disease, and the development of state involvement in public health. Drawing together much fragmentary material and providing a detailed bibliography,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521557917
• ISBN13: 9780521557917
• Release Date: October 1995
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"