Posters, protests, and prescriptions Cultural histories of the National Health Service in Britain
Synopsis
The National Health Service has provided Britain’s healthcare since 1948. This institution has been the subject of tense political debate since its inception and has undergone a number of complex reforms and restructures. But the meanings of the NHS are not only – or even primarily – lived out in politics. Nearly every Briton comes into contact with the NHS – from cradle to grave – and this system of healthcare shapes society, culture and everyday life. This book charts these multiple meanings, looking at the NHS as a site of work, activism and consumerism, as a space and in cultural representations. Looking in these ways, the book shows how and why the NHS has become a symbol of Britishness and an object of fierce protectiveness, even love, today.An electronic edition of this book is freely available under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND) licence.Book details
- Series:
- Social Histories of Medicine (Book 34)
- Author:
- Jennifer Crane and Jane Hand
- ISBN:
- 9781526164940
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781526163462, 9781526163479
- Publisher:
- Manchester University Press
- Pages:
- N/A
- Reading age:
- Not specified
- Includes images:
- Yes
- Date of addition:
- 2024-11-02
- Usage restrictions:
- Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 2022
- Copyright by:
- Jennifer Crane and Jane Hand
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- History, Medicine, Nonfiction