Health, medicine, and the sea : Australian voyages, c.1815-1860 /
During the 19th century, over 1.5 million migrants set sail from the British Isles to begin new lives in the Australian colonies. Health, medicine and the sea follows these people on a fascinating journey around half the globe to give a rich account of the creation of lay and professional medical kn...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Manchester : New York :
Manchester University Press ; Distributed in the U.S. by Palgrave Macmillan,
2012.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | During the 19th century, over 1.5 million migrants set sail from the British Isles to begin new lives in the Australian colonies. Health, medicine and the sea follows these people on a fascinating journey around half the globe to give a rich account of the creation of lay and professional medical knowledge in an ever-changing maritime environment. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 250 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-245) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781526130150 1526130157 9781781705032 1781705038 |