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The Language of Illness By Fergus Shanahan An appeal for the use of clearer, more holistic language surrounding mental illness. In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Fergus Shanahan, an eminent gastroenterologist who has practiced in Ireland, the United States and Canada, and published widely around the world, looks at memoirs of illness, and outlines the lessons we can learn from a better understanding of the words we use to describe illness. He looks at the ways in which language can act as a barrier with regard to illness, and proposes practical ways in which we can dismantle these barriers. LIBE RTI ES P RES S Hardback • 9781912589159 • March 2021 • £18.99
Imperial Bodies in London Empire, Mobility, and the Making of British Medicine, 1880–1914
By Kristin Hussey (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) A postcolonial history of medicine in London. With increased travel between Britain and its growing imperial territories came a wider range of illnesses and diseases which transformed medicine in Britain. Moving beyond the insular scale of the nation, this book challenges the idea of a uniquely domestic medical practice, arguing instead that British medicine was imperial medicine in the late Victorian era. Using the analytic tools of geography, it interrogates sites of encounter across the imperial metropolis to explore how medical research and practice were transformed and remade. S CI & CU LT U RE I N T H E N IN ET EEN T H CEN T U RY | U N IVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PR E SS Hardback • 9780822946861 • October 2021 • £46.50 312 pages
Contemporary Public Health Principles, Practice, and Policy
Edited by James W. Holsinger and F. Douglas Scutchfield (both University of Kentucky, USA) Provides historical background that contextualises the current state of the field and explores the major issues practitioners face today. "Public health" refers to the management and prevention of disease within a population by promoting healthy behaviours and environments to create a higher standard of living. In this comprehensive volume, editor James W. Holsinger Jr. and an esteemed group of scholars and practitioners offer a concise overview of this burgeoning field, emphasising that the need for effective services has never been greater. UNIV E R S I T Y P RES S OF KEN T U CK Y Paperback • 9780813180779 • July 2021 • £23.00 316 pages
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