Beschreibung:
"This clear and informative volume, packed with rich sources and illustrations, will be a must for students and scholars embarking on a study of public health. Covering a range of geographical areas and a wide array of topics, it also succeeds in being challenging and thought-provoking, urging its readers to engage with the ways in which historical research can shape our understanding of current health issues."Professor Hilary Marland, Centre for the History of Medicine, University of Warwick, UK
Chapter 1 History in Public Health: The nature and practice of historyVirginia Berridge, Martin Gorsky and Alex Mold