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McDonald Lynn <1940-> |
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Titolo |
Florence Nightingale at first hand [[electronic resource] /] / Lynn McDonald |
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London, : Continuum, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-87551-5 |
9786612875519 |
1-4411-6671-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (216 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Public health - Great Britain |
Nurses - Great Britain |
Women - Great Britain - Social conditions - 19th century |
Electronic books. |
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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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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; List of Figures; List of Illustrations; Preface; Dramatis Personae; A Quick Sketch of Florence Nightingale's Life; 1 The Making of Florence Nightingale; 2 The Social Reformer; 3 War; 4 Health Care, Nursing and Midwifery; 5 Workhouse Infirmaries and Hospitals; 6 India and Empire; 7 Nightingale's Legacy; Endnotes; Recommended Sources on Florence Nightingale; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Florence Nightingale is one of the most famous figures in modern history. Yet much of what we know of her emanates from unreliable second-hand accounts, and from a misreading of the primary sources. Florence Nightingale at First Hand by Lynn McDonald, editor of Nightingale's Collected Works , and the world's foremost Nightingale authority, aims to put this right. This is a book which reports what Florence Nightingale said and did, based on her writing, of which a massive amount survives, scattered in over two hundred archives throughout the world. Published to commemorate the centenary of Nigh |
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