Ian Miller

A Modern History of the Stomach

Gastric Illness, Medicine and British Society, 1800-1950

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Produktbeschreibung

This is the first exploration of the relationship between the abdomen and British society between 1800 and 1950. Miller demonstrates how the framework of ideas established in medicine related to gastric illness often reflected wider social issues including industrialization and the impact of wartime anxiety upon the inner body.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Januar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 324g
• ISBN-13: 9781138664500
• ISBN-10: 1138664502
• Artikelnr.: 45332332

Autorenporträt

Ian Miller, the youngest son of Tracey and Kevin Miller, ventures into the literary world with his debut publication, The Hunted Will Hunt. Inspired by the captivating narratives of The Witcher and Hellboy, as well as the cinematic allure of Lost Boys and the immersive gameplay of Dark Souls, Miller crafts a thrilling journey entrenched in fantasy, mythology, and action. As an emerging author, he hopes to continue this exciting path, much to the delight of high school readers and beyond, who appreciate the engaging complexity of his characters and plot. This is Ian Miller - a new voice in the realm of fantastical fiction.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: History and the Stomach; Chapter 1 The National Stomach:
Indigestion and Nineteenth-Century British Society: An Overview; Chapter 2
The Ulcerated Stomach: Gastric Diagnosis and the Reorganization of Medical
Knowledge, C. 1800-60; Chapter 3 The Laboratory Stomach: Gastric Analysis
in an Era of Vivisection and Force-Feeding Controversies, C. 1870-1920;
Chapter 4 The Surgical Stomach: Berkeley Moynihan's Forgotten Surgical
Revolution and Duodenal Ulcer Disease, C. 1880-1920; Chapter 5 The
Psychosomatic Stomach: British Society, Wartime Dyspepsia and the Return of
the Patient, C. 1920-45; Chapter 6 Concluding Remarks;