Author: | ISBN: | 9781137272089 | |
Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | October 10, 2012 |
Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
Author: | |
ISBN: | 9781137272089 |
Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
Publication: | October 10, 2012 |
Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
Language: | English |
Eleven essays by historians and sociologists examine cancer research and treatment as everyday practice in post-war Europe and North America. These are not stories of inevitable medical progress and obstacles overcome, but of historical contingencies, cultural differences, hope, and often disappointed expectations.
Eleven essays by historians and sociologists examine cancer research and treatment as everyday practice in post-war Europe and North America. These are not stories of inevitable medical progress and obstacles overcome, but of historical contingencies, cultural differences, hope, and often disappointed expectations.