British Military and Naval Medicine, 1600-1830 (Clio Medica)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Editions Rodopi
Published: December 15, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9789042022720
Subjects: History of medicine; History of specific subjects; c 1600 to c 1700; c 1700 to c 1800; c 1800 to c 1900; History; Medical
Description: "Standing armies and navies brought with them military medical establishments, shifting the focus of disease management from individuals to groups. Prevention, discipline, and surveillance produced results, and career opportunities for physicians and surgeons. All these developments had an impact on medicine and society, and were in turn influenced by them. The essays within examine these phenomena, exploring the imperial context, nursing and medicine in Britain, naval medicine, as well as the relationship between medicine, the state and society"--Back cover.