Justice to the maimed soldier :: nursing, medical care, and welfare for sick and wounded soldiers and their families during the English Civil Wars and interregnum, 1642-1660 /

"In the popular imagination, the notion of military medicine prior to the twentieth century is dominated by images of brutal ignorance, superstition and indifference. In an age before the introduction of anaesthetics, antibiotics and the sterilisation of instruments, it is perhaps unsurprising...

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1. Verfasser: Gruber von Arni, Eric
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2017.
Schriftenreihe:History of medicine in context.
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Zusammenfassung:"In the popular imagination, the notion of military medicine prior to the twentieth century is dominated by images of brutal ignorance, superstition and indifference. In an age before the introduction of anaesthetics, antibiotics and the sterilisation of instruments, it is perhaps unsurprising that such a stereotyped view has developed, but to what degree is it correct? Whilst it is undoubtedly true that by modern standards, the medical care provided in previous centuries was crude and parochial, it would be wrong to think that serious attempts were not made by national bodies to provide care for those injured in the military conflicts of the past. In this ground breaking study, it is argued that both sides involved in the civil wars that ravaged the British Isles during the mid seventeenth century made concerted efforts to provide medical care for their sick and wounded troops. Through the use of extensive archival sources, Dr Gruber von Arni has pieced together the history of the welfare provided by both Parliamentarian and Royalist causes, and analyses the effectiveness of the systems they set up."--Provided by publisher.
Beschreibung:Originally published in 2001 by Ashgate Publishing.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xv, 283 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-275) and index.
ISBN:9781315251233
131525123X
9781351924436
1351924435
1351924443
9781351924443
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