Tuberculosis Then and Now : Perspectives on the History of an Infectious Disease
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| Title: | Tuberculosis Then and Now : Perspectives on the History of an Infectious Disease |
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| Description: | In Tuberculosis Then and Now leading scholars and new researchers in the field reflect on the changing medical, social, and cultural understanding of the disease and engage in a wider debate about the role of narrative in the social history of medicine and how it informs current debates and issues surrounding the treatment of tuberculosis and other infectious diseases. Through a case study of the history of tuberculosis and its treatment, this collection examines medicine and health care from the perspectives of class, race, and gender, providing a challenging and refreshing addition to the field of bacteria-centred accounts of the history of medicine. |
| Authors: | Flurin Condrau, Michael Worboys |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Tuberculosis--History, Tuberculosis |
| Categories: | HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases & Conditions / Respiratory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | In Tuberculosis Then and Now leading scholars and new researchers in the field reflect on the changing medical, social, and cultural understanding of the disease and engage in a wider debate about the role of narrative in the social history of medicine and how it informs current debates and issues surrounding the treatment of tuberculosis and other infectious diseases. Through a case study of the history of tuberculosis and its treatment, this collection examines medicine and health care from the perspectives of class, race, and gender, providing a challenging and refreshing addition to the field of bacteria-centred accounts of the history of medicine. |
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| ISBN: | 9780773536005 9780773536012 9780773577046 |
