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- Book Synopsis
- The National Health Service has provided Britain's healthcare since 1948. This institution has been the subject of tense political debate since its inception and has undergone a number of complex reforms and restructures. But the meanings of the NHS are not only - or even primarily - lived out in politics. Nearly every Briton comes into contact with the NHS - from cradle to grave - and this system of healthcare shapes society, culture and everyday life. This book charts these multiple meanings, looking at the NHS as a site of work, activism and consumerism, as a space and in cultural representations. Looking in these ways, the book shows how and why the NHS has become a symbol of Britishness and an object of fierce protectiveness, even love, today. An electronic edition of this book is freely available under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND) licence.
- About The Author
- Jennifer Crane is lecturer in health geographies at the School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol and worked as a Public Engagement Research Fellow on the Cultural History of the NHS project at the University of Warwick Jane Hand worked as a Research Fellow on the Cultural History of the NHS project at the University of Warwick
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- ISBN
- 9781526163462
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press, (07 June 2022)
- Number of Pages
- 336
- Weight
- 572 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 216 x 138 x 20.64 mm
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