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9780415200363

Health, Civilization and the State: A History of Public Health from Ancient to Modern Times

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  • ISBN13:

    9780415200363

  • ISBN10:

    0415200369

  • Format: Nonspecific Binding
  • Copyright: 1999-01-06
  • Publisher: ROUTLEDGE

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Health, Civilization and the Stateexamines the social, economic and political issues of public health provision in historical perspective. Focusing on Britain, Continental Europe and the United States, Dorothy Porter provides a comprehensive outline of the development of public health care from the ancient world to the modern state. Covering a broad range of historical issues, the book includes discussion of: pestilence, public order and morality in pre-modern times; the Enlightenment and its effects; health care centralization in Victorian Britain; localization of health care in the United States; population issues and family welfare; the rise of the classic welfare state; and current attitudes towards public health as we approach the twenty-first century.

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