Accidents in history : injuries, fatalities, and social relations / edited by Roger Cooter and Bill Luckin.
| Other author | Cooter, Roger. |
| Other author | Luckin, Bill. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Amsterdam ; Atlanta, GA : Rodopi, 1997. |
| Description | x, 273 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Wellcome Institute series in the history of medicine Clio medica ; 41 Wellcome Institute series in the history of medicine. ^A240634 Clio medica (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 41. ^A465700 |
| Contents | Accidents in history : an introduction / Roger Cooter and Bill Luckin -- Philosophy and the accident / Robert Campbell -- Accidents : the remnants of a modern classificatory system / Judith Green -- Working environments : an ecological approach to industrial health and safety / Arthur F. McEvoy -- Accidents in the eighteenth century / Roy Porter -- The moment of the accident : culture, militarism and modernity in late-Victorian Britain / Roger Cooter -- Civilian ambulances and lifesaving societies : the European experience, 1870-1914 / John F. Hutchinson -- What are occupational diseases? : Risk and risk management in industrial medicine in Germany, c. 1880-1920 / Dietrich Milles -- Housewives as home safety managers : the changing perception of the home as a place of hazard and risk, 1870-1940 / Joel A. Tarr and Mark Tebeau -- War on the roads : traffic accidents and social tension in Britain, 1939-45 / Bill Luckin. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Acquisitions source | Laupus- Robert W. Cihak History of Medicine Collection |
| ISBN | 9042001046 : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laupus | Books - Stacks | WA 11.1 A170 1997 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |