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UNINA9910154630303321 |
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Autore |
Adams Jane M |
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Titolo |
Healing with water : English spas and the water cure, 1840-1960 |
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Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , 2016 |
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ISBN |
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0-7190-9806-8 |
1-78170-843-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Health resorts - History - England |
Mineral waters - Therapeutic use |
Beverages |
Physical Therapy Modalities |
Therapeutics |
Public Facilities |
Sanitation |
Food and Beverages |
Public Health |
Environment and Public Health |
Health Care |
Balneology |
Health Resorts |
Mineral Waters |
Health & Biological Sciences |
Medical Geography |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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'Healing with Water' provides a medical and social history of English spas and hydropathic centres from 1840 to 1960. It investigates health practices and healing cultures at specialist inland resorts showing that water was used in varied therapeutic approaches by both orthodox and unorthodox practitioners. |
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