| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 226 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
List of Illustrations; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Discoveries; 3 Anaesthesia in Action; 4 Women, Sex, and Suffering; 5 On Battlefields; 6 The Dark Side of Chloroform; 7 Changed Understandings of Pain; 8 Into the Twentieth Century and Beyond; Endnotes; Further Reading; Index |
| Summary |
Among the great discoveries of the nineteenth century, few offer a more fascinating insight into Victorian society than the new science of anaesthesia. This vivid and engaging history reveals how the worlds of Victorian medics, moralists, and clergymen were plunged into turmoil and debate by the discovery and introduction of anaesthetic medicine. - ;Among all the great discoveries and inventions of the nineteenth century, few offer us a more fascinating insight into Victorian society than the discovery of anaesthesia. Now considered to be one of the greatest inventions for humanity since the p |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-213) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Anesthesia -- History
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History -- 19th century
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History, Modern -- 20th century.
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History, Modern -- 19th century.
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MEDICAL -- Nursing -- Anesthesia.
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MEDICAL -- Anesthesiology.
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History
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Anesthesia
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History, Modern
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2008300656 |
| ISBN |
0191539570 |
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9780191539572 |
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1281975648 |
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9781281975645 |
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9786611975647 |
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6611975640 |
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