商品簡介
A survey of new research in the history of urban public health, this book links the approaches of demographic and medical history with the methodologies of urban history and historical geography. It challenges older methodologies and discusses the significance of cultural history. The book explores important issues and experiences in the public health arena in diverse European settings from the medieval era to the early twentieth century. Contributors include historians, economists, and geographers from the United States and Europe. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
