Below the Magic Mountain - A Social History of Tuberculosis in Twentieth Century Britain.

ISBN-13: 9780198229476 / Angielski / Twarda / 1988 / 320 str.

Linda Bryder

Opis

It was not until the early 20th century that tuberculosis was perceived in Britain as a major problem warranting state involvement in a national campaign for its eradication. This original study examines the rise of the anti-tuberculosis movement and the subsequent development of a new public health service and medical specialism. Bryder conceives of medical history not as a series of scientific discoveries and technological developments, but as an integral part of a broader social and political arena, and discusses the experiences of individual patients and public perceptions of the disease.

Recenzje

A cautious and scholarly study of the unromantic character of tuberculosis and of the ineffective public campaigns organized to fight it in Britain in the first fifty years of this century ... a rich study ... There is so much of value in this book that it is to be hoped the author will return to the subject, to complete a story whose beginning she has told so well.