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Below the Magic Mountain - A Social History of Tuberculosis in Twentieth-Century Britain (Hardcover)
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Below the Magic Mountain - A Social History of Tuberculosis in Twentieth-Century Britain (Hardcover)
Series: Oxford Historical Monographs
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Tuberculosis was perceived for the first time in the early
twentieth century as a major problem warranting state involvement
in a national campaign for its eradication. This book examines the
rise of the anti-tuberculosis movement in Britain, and the
development of a new public health service and medical specialism,
discussing why the campaign took the particular form it did. The
importance of the study lies in its conception of medical history
not as a series of scientific discoveries and technological
developments, but as an integral part of a broader social and
political scene. The patient, often neglected in medical history,
is given close attention in an attempt to understand how the
disease has been viewed during this century, and the impact it has
had on society. Below the Magic Mountain shows that medicine cannot
be understood in isolation from the society of which it is a part.
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