03636nam 2200925zu 450 991095858890332120251116212929.09780719098062071909806897817817084391781708436(CKB)4330000000005738(SSID)ssj0001599273(PQKBManifestationID)16300892(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001599273(PQKBWorkID)12854987(PQKB)10720477(StDuBDS)EDZ0001280967(MiAaPQ)EBC4705004(Perlego)1525811(EXLCZ)99433000000000573820160829d2015 uy engur|||||||||||txtccrHealing with water : English spas and the water cure, 1840-19601st ed.Manchester :Manchester University Press,2016.1 online resource illustrations (black and white)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780719095696 0719095697 Includes bibliographical references and index.HEALING WITH WATER: English spas and the water cure, 1840-1960 -- Half Title Page -- Dedication -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. The theory and practice of the water cure -- 2. The development and marketing of specialist water cure resorts -- 3. Specialisation at the water cure: institutions and skilled workers -- 4. Water cure, regimen and healthy living -- 5. Water, health and leisure -- 6. National assets and national interests: spas and the state -- Conclusion -- Select bibliography -- Index.'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.Health resortsHistoryEnglandMineral watersTherapeutic useBeveragesPhysical Therapy ModalitiesTherapeuticsPublic FacilitiesSanitationFood and BeveragesPublic HealthEnvironment and Public HealthDelivery of Health CareBalneologyHealth ResortsMineral WatersPublic HealthHILCCHealth & Biological SciencesHILCCMedical GeographyHILCCEnglandfastHistory.fastHealth resortsHistoryMineral watersTherapeutic use.Beverages.Physical Therapy Modalities.Therapeutics.Public Facilities.Sanitation.Food and Beverages.Public Health.Environment and Public Health.Delivery of Health Care.Balneology.Health Resorts.Mineral Waters.Public HealthHealth & Biological SciencesMedical Geography613.1220941Adams Jane M.1812410PQKBBOOK9910958588903321Healing with water : English spas and the water cure, 1840-19604364820UNINA