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British Medicine in an Age of Reform (Hardcover)
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British Medicine in an Age of Reform (Hardcover)
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The years from 1780 to 1850 saw one of the great turning points in
British medicine. Medicine was reformed just as politics was being
reformed, and many of the characteristics of modern medicine
emerged. "British Medicine in an Age of Reform" charts the nature
and dynamics of the radical changes which occurred in this period.
With the help of the state, medicine became a recognizable
profession. At the same time there was a push from within medicine
to base the subject on science and to develop a career structure
that did not depend upon social connections but instead worked as a
meritocracy. By the end of the 1850s, medicine had become
perceptibly modern. It lacked only germ theory which was to follow
a few years later. The details of the Apothecaries' Act, the use of
the rhetoric of science for the purpose of medical reform, and the
ways in which post-revolutionary French medicine was used as an
example in British reforms are documented by the contributors.
Other contributions include discussions of forensic medicine as a
paradigm of reform, the teaching of chemistry to medical students,
and how scientific medicine affected the doctor-patient
relationship. This book should be of
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