Health, medicine, and the sea : Australian voyages, c.1815-1860 / Katherine Foxhall.
2012
HV8950.A8 .F694 2012
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Health, medicine, and the sea : Australian voyages, c.1815-1860 / Katherine Foxhall.
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ISBN
9781784993610
9781526130150 (e-book)
9781526130150 (e-book)
Published
Manchester, England : Manchester University Press, [2012]
Copyright
©2012
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xi, 250 pages) : illustrations, maps
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HV8950.A8 .F694 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification
994.02
Summary
During the 19th century, over 1.5 million migrants set sail from the British Isles to begin new lives in the Australian colonies. Health, medicine and the sea follows these people on a fascinating journey around half the globe to give a rich account of the creation of lay and professional medical knowledge in an ever-changing maritime environment.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-245) and index.
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