Medical misadventure in an age of professionalisation, 1780–1890 / Alannah Tomkins |
Autore | Tomkins Alannah |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (304 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 610.69509034 |
Collana | Social histories of medicine |
Soggetto topico |
Physicians - history
History, 19th Century History, 18th Century Malpractice - history Physicians Medicine MEDICAL / History MEDICAL - Osteopathy MEDICAL - Holistic Medicine MEDICAL - Family & General Practice MEDICAL - Essays MEDICAL - Atlases MEDICAL - Alternative Medicine HEALTH & FITNESS - Reference HEALTH & FITNESS - Holism Medicine - Wales - History - 19th century Medicine - England - History - 19th century Medicine - Wales - History - 18th century Medicine - England - History - 18th century |
Soggetto genere / forma |
History
Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-5261-2844-6
1-5261-1608-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Series page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Financial hardship: bankruptcy, insolvency, and medical charity -- 2 Thwarted ambition and disappointing careers? Narratives of the Indian Medical Service -- 3 Accident or on purpose? Neglect, incompetence, and unintentional killing -- 4 Crimes against the body: causing harm -- 5 Mad doctors: lunacy and the asylum -- 6 Despairing doctors: professional stress and suicide -- Conclusion -- Select bibliography -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910478942203321 |
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Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , 2017 | ||
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The poor in England 1700-1850 : an economy of makeshifts / / edited by Steven King and Alannah Tomkins |
Autore | Tomkins Alannah |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Manchester University Press, 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (285 pages) : figures, maps (black and white); digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 305.569094209033 |
Soggetto topico |
Poor - England - History - 18th century
Poor - England - History - 19th century Charity - History Income - England - History Public welfare - England - History Social networks - England - History |
Soggetto non controllato |
history
poor poverty england Kinship Lancashire London Pawnbroker Poor relief Vestry |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910287936203321 |
Tomkins Alannah
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Manchester University Press, 2003 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The poor in England 1700-1850 : an economy of makeshifts / / edited by Steven King and Alannah Tomkins |
Autore | Tomkins Alannah |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Manchester University Press, 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (285 pages) : figures, maps (black and white); digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 305.569094209033 |
Soggetto topico |
Poor - England - History - 18th century
Poor - England - History - 19th century Charity - History Income - England - History Public welfare - England - History Social networks - England - History |
Soggetto non controllato |
history
poor poverty england Kinship Lancashire London Pawnbroker Poor relief Vestry |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of tables -- List of figures -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 2 'Not by bread only'? -- 3 The economy of makeshifts and the poor law -- 4 'Agents in their own concerns'? -- 5 Crime, criminal networks and the survival strategies of the poor in early eighteenth-century London -- 6 Pawnbroking and the survival strategies of the urban poor in 1770s York -- 7 Kinship, poor relief and the welfare process in early modern England -- 8 Making the most of opportunity -- 9 Conclusion -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996552348903316 |
Tomkins Alannah
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Manchester University Press, 2003 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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