Balancing the self : medicine, politics and the regulation of health in the twentieth century

Balancing the self medicine, politics and the regulation of health in the twentieth century

Concepts of ‘balance’ have been central to modern politics, medicine and society. Yet, while many health, environmental and social challenges are discussed globally in terms of imbalances in biological, social and ecological systems, strategies for addressing modern excesses and deficiencies have fo...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Jackson, Mark (Editor), Moore, Martin D., editor (editor), Jackson, Mark, editor
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press 2020.
Series:Social histories of medicine.
Subjects:
Medical policy > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Medical care > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Self-care, Health > Great Britain.
History Of Medicine
MEDICAL / History
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009423642806719
Table of Contents:
  • Front matter
  • Contents
  • List of figures and tables
  • List of contributors
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of abbreviations
  • 1 Introduction
  • Part I: Configuring balance
  • 2 Balance and the 'good' diabetic in Britain, c.1900-60
  • 3 From the alcoholic to the sensible drinker
  • 4 'Look After Yourself'
  • Part II: Regulating imbalance
  • 5 Self-help and self-promotion
  • 6 Your life in your hands
  • 7 Pilot fatigue and the regulation of airline schedules in post-war Britain
  • Part III: Reconfiguring balance
  • 8 Extreme acts
  • 9 Self-help, marriage guidance and the making of the midlife crisis
  • 10 Balancing contested meanings of creativity and pathology in Parkinson's Disease
  • 11 Conclusion
  • Index

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