Murky Waters - British Spas in Eighteenth-Century Medicine and Literature (Hardcover)

Murky waters challenges the refined image of spa towns in eighteenth-century Britain by unveiling darker and more ambivalent contemporary representations. It reasserts the centrality of health in British spas by looking at disease, the representation of treatment and the social networks of care woven into spa towns. The book explores the great variety of medical and literary discourses on the numerous British spas in the long eighteenth century and offers a rare look at spas beyond Bath. Following the thread of 'murkiness', it explores the underwater culture of spas, from the gender fluidity of users to the local and national political dimensions, as well as the financial risks taken by gamblers and investors. It thus brings a fresh look at mineral waters and a pinch of salt to health-related discourses. -- .

General

Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Studies
Release date:	June 2022
First published:	2022
Authors:	Sophie Vasset
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-1-5261-5971-7
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN:	1-5261-5971-6
Barcode:	9781526159717

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