Stress in Post-War Britain, 1945–85

By:

Mark Jackson

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Hardback

Series:

Studies for the Society for the Social History of Medicine

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In the years following World War II the health and well-being of the nation was of primary concern to the British government. The essays in this collection examine the relationship between health and stress in post-war Britain through a series of carefully connected case studies.

Author Biography:

Mark Jackson is Professor of the History of Medicine and Research Theme Leader for Medical Humanities at the University of Exeter. Recent research has focused on the history of allergic diseases, such as asthma, hayfever and eczema, in the modern world, and on the history of stress. Publications include Oxford Handbook of the History of Medicine, ed (2011), and The Age of Stress: Science and the Search for Stability (2013), as well numerous edited volumes, book chapters and journal articles.

Release date Australia

June 1st, 2015

Author

Mark Jackson

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Pages

256

Series

Studies for the Society for the Social History of Medicine

Dimensions

156x234x23

ISBN-13

9781848934733

Product ID

21530137

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