Of Medicine and Men - Biographies and Ideas in European Social Medicine between the World Wars (Paperback, New edition)

Social medicine was one of the key health paradigms of the early twentieth century. It perceived public health as a function of social conditions and aimed at improving it through comprehensive, horizontal strategies. Yet, it was no homogeneous or static phenomenon. Depending on time, place and circumstances, it took different, sometimes ideologically contradictory forms. This volume portrays leading medical experts from seven European countries. Their juxtaposition reveals a network of international interaction and shows how different people coped with the crises of the time in different ways, sometimes as part of the scientific mainstream, sometimes as opposition under attack, sometimes in exile. Their biographies reflect an ambivalent interplay of biomedicine, politics and social theory.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang Ag
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	November 2008
First published:	2009
Authors:	Iris Borowy
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	226
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-3-631-58044-8
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Humanities > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN:	3-631-58044-4
Barcode:	9783631580448

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