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Virginia Berridge, Martin Gorsky, Alex Mold, Public Health in History Op.n U-ity Pr.ss | 2011 | ISBN: 0335242642 | 240 pages | PDF | 2,6 MB This clear and informative volume, packed with rich sources and illustrations, will be a must for students and scholars embarking on a study of public health. Covering a range of geographical areas and a wide array of topics, it also succeeds in being challenging and thought-provoking, urging its readers to engage with the ways in which historical research can shape our understanding of current health issues. Professor Hilary Marland, Centre for the History of Medicine, University of Warwick, UK The great strength of Public Health in History is that its authors show how history is always a dialogue between the present and the past, and present policy is always informed by understandings of the past. The book is comprehensive in the range of areas covered, yet uses case-studies to explore issues in depth. It will be essential reading f
