Reviews

Should be read by...every specialist in public administration in Ireland and England during the nineteenth century. ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW A very useful survey of medical charities and medical politics in Ireland, and of the debates surrounding public health policy in England. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC HISTORY Fills a significant gap in our knowledge. SOCIAL HISTORY OF MEDICINE An important revisionary study of English public health reform. ALBION An informative and genuinely scholarly treatment provid[ing] a fascinating insight into the medical politics of a conflict-ridden society and offer[ing] a fresh way in which to view the evolution of the Poor Law.
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