Medicine, government, and public health in Philip II's Spain : shared interests, competing authorities / Michele L. Clouse.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clouse, Michele L., author.

Series:

History of medicine in context.

History of Medicine in Context

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philip II, King of Spain, 1527-1598--Political and social views.

Public health--Spain--History--15th century.

Medical policy--Spain--History--15th century.

Medical personnel--Government policy--Spain--History--15th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (219 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Bridging the gap between histories of medicine and political/institutional histories of the early modern crown, this book explores the relationship between one of the most highly bureaucratic regimes in early modern Europe, Spain, and crown interest in and regulation of medical practices. Complementing recent histories that have emphasized the interdependent nature of governance between the crown and municipalities in sixteenth-century Spain, this study argues that medical policies were the result of negotiation and cooperation among the crown, the towns, and medical practitioners.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction: "The importance of the matter to the public health"; 1 Protecting the Public Health: Tribunal del Protomedicato; 2 Medical Education at the University; 4 The Apothecary's Profession: Cooperation and Professionalization; 5 Poor Relief: Cooperation and Resistance; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

First published 2011 by Ashgate Publishing.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4094-8276-6

1-317-09823-4

1-315-59470-6

1-317-09822-6

1-283-31906-3

9786613319067

1-4094-3795-7

OCLC:

764633462