War and the Militarization of British Army Medicine, 1793-1830

Informationen zum Autor Catherine Kelly Klappentext This study demonstrates the emergence and development of the identity of the 'military medical officer' and places their work within the broader context of changes to British medicine during the first half of the nineteenth century. Zusammenfassung This study demonstrates the emergence and development of the identity of the ‘military medical officer’ and places their work within the broader context of changes to British medicine during the first half of the nineteenth century. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Chapter 1 The Low Countries and the West Indies; Chapter 2 Walcheren and the Army Medical Board; Chapter 3 Egypt, Ophthalmia and Plague; Chapter 4 The Peninsular War; Chapter 5 James Mcgrigor in the Peninsula; Chapter 6 Beyond the Wars; conclusion Conclusion;

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• Authors: Catherine Kelly, Kelly Catherine
• Publisher: ASHGATE PUB CO
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2011
• EAN: 9781848931831
• ISBN: 978-1-84893-183-1
• No. of pages: 220
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Studies for the Society for the Social History of Medicine; Studies for the Society for th; Studies for the Society for the Social History of Medicine
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; History, HISTORY / General, MEDICAL / History