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Health, Civilization and the State: A History of Public Health from Ancient to Modern Times Hardback - 1998

by Dorothy Porter

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This book examines the social, economic and political issues of public health provision in historical perspective. It outlines the development of public health in Britain, Continental Europe and the United States from the ancient world through to the modern state. It includes discussion of:

* pestilence, public order and morality in pre-modern times
* the Enlightenment and its effects
* centralization in Victorian Britain
* localization of health care in the United States
* population issues and family welfare
* the rise of the classic welfare state
* attitudes towards public health into the twenty-first century.

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  • Title Health, Civilization and the State: A History of Public Health from Ancient to Modern Times
  • Author Dorothy Porter
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 388
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Routledge
  • Publication date 1998-12-03
  • ISBN 9780415122443 / 0415122449
  • Weight 1.61 lbs (0.73 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.22 x 6.34 x 1.33 in (23.42 x 16.10 x 3.38 cm)
  • Category Medical / Nursing
  • Library of Congress subjects Public health - Social aspects - Europe -, Public health - Social aspects - North
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 98-21836
  • Dewey Decimal Code 362.109
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