Below the Magic Mountain
A Social History of Tuberculosis in Twentieth-Century Britain
Seiten
1988
Clarendon Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-822947-6 (ISBN)
Clarendon Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-822947-6 (ISBN)
An examination of the rise of the anti-tuberculosis movement in Britain and the development of a new public health service and medical specialism, discussed within a social and political context.
Tuberculosis was perceived for the first time in the early twentieth century as a major problem warranting state involvement in a national campaign for its eradication. This book examines the rise of the anti-tuberculosis movement in Britain, and the development of a new public health service and medical specialism, discussing why the campaign took the particular form it did.
The importance of the study lies in its conception of medical history not as a series of scientific discoveries and technological developments, but as an integral part of a broader social and political scene. The patient, often neglected in medical history, is given close attention in an attempt to understand how the disease has been viewed during this century, and the impact it has had on society. Below the Magic Mountain shows that medicine cannot be understood in isolation from the society of which it is a part.
Tuberculosis was perceived for the first time in the early twentieth century as a major problem warranting state involvement in a national campaign for its eradication. This book examines the rise of the anti-tuberculosis movement in Britain, and the development of a new public health service and medical specialism, discussing why the campaign took the particular form it did.
The importance of the study lies in its conception of medical history not as a series of scientific discoveries and technological developments, but as an integral part of a broader social and political scene. The patient, often neglected in medical history, is given close attention in an attempt to understand how the disease has been viewed during this century, and the impact it has had on society. Below the Magic Mountain shows that medicine cannot be understood in isolation from the society of which it is a part.
List of illustrations, figures, tables. Abbreviations. Introduction. A national problem 1898-1918; "pickaxe cure for consumptives"; the national tuberculosis service 1918-1939; causal factors in tuberculosis; fighting infection; work versus collapse theory; the patient's view; tuberculosis and the state, 1939 and beyond. Bibliography. Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 28.4.1988 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Oxford Historical Monographs |
| Zusatzinfo | 6 halftones , 6 figures, 8 tables |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 147 x 225 mm |
| Gewicht | 538 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen |
| Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Pneumologie | |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-822947-X / 019822947X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-822947-6 / 9780198229476 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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