Health, Civilization and the State: A History of Public Health from Ancient to Modern Times

by Dorothy Porter

Book Overview

This 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:

* pestilence, public order and morality in pre-modern times
* the Enlightenment and its effects
* centralization in Victorian Britain
* localization...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415122449
• ISBN13: 9780415122443
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.2"