Publics and Their Health - Historical Problems and Perspectives

Why are some groups and individuals seen as problems for public health? How does this change over time and place? Through a series of case-studies, this collection explores the making of 'problem publics' and their relationship with public health authorities.

About the author

Alex Mold is Senior Lecturer in History in the Centre for History in Public Health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Summary

Why are some groups and individuals seen as problems for public health? How does this change over time and place? Through a series of case-studies, this collection explores the making of ‘problem publics’ and their relationship with public health authorities. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Alex Clark Mold
• Assisted by: Peder Clark (Editor), Hannah J. Elizabeth (Editor), Alex Mold (Editor), Mold Alex (Editor)
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2023
• EAN: 9781526156754
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-5675-4
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: Social Histories of Medicine
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; MEDICAL / Public Health, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, MEDICAL / History, Personal & public health, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, History of Medicine, Social and cultural history, Public health and preventive medicine, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General