Medical Lives in the Age of Surgical Revolution

Klappentext An unusual history of doctors - both male and female - trained in Britain in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Zusammenfassung An unusual history of doctors trained in Britain in the last quarter of the nineteenth century! and their careers in Britain and the Empire. In this book! Crowther and Dupree describe the experience of a whole generation of doctors at a time of rapid changes in medical knowledge. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Arrivals; 2. Student days: the shared experience of survival; 3. Joseph Lister and the teaching of surgery; 4. First steps: the first five years after qualification; 5. Jex-Blake's women: education and careers; 6. Varieties of practice; 7. Listerism in practice; 8. Lister's men abroad: settlers; 9. Lister's men abroad: imperialists, missionaries and enclaves; 10. Last days; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

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• Autori: M. Anne Crowther, M. Anne (University of Glasgow) Dupree Crowther, M. Anne Dupree Crowther, Crowther M. Anne, Marguerite W. Dupree, Dupree Marguerite W.
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 26.08.2010
• EAN: 9780521152839
• ISBN: 978-0-521-15283-9
• Pagine: 446
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in Populatio; Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy and Society in Past Time
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; European History, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, c 1500 onwards to present day, British & Irish history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700