Medicine in the Making of Modern Britain, 1700-1920

by Christ Lawrence

Christopher Lawrence's critical overview of medicine's place in the development of modern Britain examines the significance of the clinical encounter in contemporary society. * first short synoptic study of its kind * breaks new ground by bringing together specialised scholarship into a broad argument * shows how the medical profession created a very specific role for itself * relates medicine to general social policy

120 pages, Paperback

First published August 16, 1994