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The Sick Child in Early Modern England, 1580-1720 Newton, Hannah (Wellcome Trust Postdoctoral Fellow, Wellcome Trust Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge) 1st edition
The Sick Child in Early Modern England, 1580-1720
Newton, Hannah (Wellcome Trust Postdoctoral Fellow, Wellcome Trust Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge)
Illness in childhood was common in early modern England. Hannah Newton asks how sick children were perceived and treated by doctors and laypeople, examines the family's experience, and takes the original perspective of sick children themselves. She provides rare and intimate insights into the experiences of sickness, pain, and death.
262 pages, 4 black and white images
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | June 18, 2012 |
| ISBN13 | 9780199650491 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 262 |
| Dimensions | 163 × 240 × 20 mm · 566 g |
| Language | English |