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Medicine, morality, and political culture : legislation on venereal disease in five Northern European countries, c.1870-c.1995 /

Analyzing the political culture of the social-democratic Scandinavians, the conservative Germans, and the liberal British, this book charts the interrelation between medicine and sexual morality, and debates the influence of gender, sexuality, and religion on policies geared toward combatting venere...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Blom, Ida
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : Nordic Academic Press, 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Analyzing the political culture of the social-democratic Scandinavians, the conservative Germans, and the liberal British, this book charts the interrelation between medicine and sexual morality, and debates the influence of gender, sexuality, and religion on policies geared toward combatting venereal diseases. With in-depth studies of parliamentary discussions covering all of the late 19th and 20th centuries, it answers questions such as How much attention did national legislation pay to medical opinions? How did governments in five Northern European countries act to restrain the spread of ve.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (193 pages)
ISBN:9789187121289
918712128X
9789187121296
9187121298