Hospital Life - Theory and Practice from the Medieval to the Modern (Paperback, New edition)

This edited volume originates in the 2011 conference of the International Network for the History of Hospitals, held in Lisbon and Evora, Portugal. It focuses on how institutions for the care and cure of the sick have organised their activities at every level, from the delegation of medical treatments between groups of practitioners, to the provision of food and supplies and the impact of convalescence on lengths of hospital stays. It draws on new European and North American research which highlights an area of medical history that has not yet had adequate, sustained attention, discussing the tensions between theory and practice and between patients and practitioners. Through detailed case studies and comparative analyses it explores the changing and evolving understanding of the function of hospitals, and their wider relationships with their communities.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	September 2013
First published:	2013
Editors:	Laurinda Abreu • Sally Sheard
Dimensions:	225 x 150 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	335
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-430884-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > General Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > American history > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	3-03-430884-1
Barcode:	9783034308847

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!