Governing systems : modernity and the making of public health in England, 1830-1910 /
When and how did public health become modern? In Governing Systems, Tom Crook offers a fresh answer to this question through an examination of Victorian and Edwardian England, long considered one of the critical birthplaces of modern public health. This birth, Crook argues, should be located not in...
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Berkeley, CA :
University of California Press,
[2016]
Oakland, California : [2016] |
| Series: | Berkeley series in British studies ;
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Table of Contents:
- In search of Hygeia : systems, modernity and public health
- A perfect chaos : centralization and the struggle for national system
- Numbers, norms and opinions : death and the measurement of progress
- Officialism : the art and practice of sanitary inspection
- Matter in its right place : technology and the building of waste disposal systems
- Stamping out : logistics, risk and infectious disease
- Personal hygiene : cleanliness, class and the habitual self
- Conclusion : systems, variations, politics
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1. In Search of Hygeia: Systems, Modernity, and Public Health
- 2. A Perfect Chaos: Centralization and the Struggle for National System
- 3. Numbers, Norms, and Opinions: Death and the Measurement of Progress
- 4. Officialism: The Art and Practice of Sanitary Inspection
- 5. Matter in Its Right Place: Technology and the Building of Waste Disposal Systems
- 6. Stamping Out: Logistics, Risk, and Infectious Diseases
- 7. Personal Hygiene: Cleanliness, Class, and the Habitual Self
- 8. Conclusion: Systems, Variations, Politics
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index