Medicine and the Market in England and Its Colonies, C.1450- C.1850

Download or read book Medicine and the Market in England and Its Colonies, C.1450- C.1850 written by Mark S.R. Jenner and published by Palgrave MacMillan. This book was released on 2007-09-12 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An age of quackery and medical diversity, premodern medicine has often been described as a 'medical marketplace'. But what is a 'medical marketplace'? And what does it tell us about medical practice and knowledge? This volume provides the first systematic examination of medicine and the market in England, North America and India between the fifteenth and nineteenth centuries. Covering key themes, including magic, midwifery, and professionalization, it offers a new understanding of how healthcare operated and changed over this period.