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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Louise Hill Curth , Professor Gareth ShawPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.430kg ISBN: 9780754635970ISBN 10: 075463597 Pages: 188 Publication Date: 28 September 2006 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews'... thoroughly enjoyable book... In terms of pharmacy history, it covers new ground in many areas and provides an insightful overview of existing material in others... the book would be a very welcome addition to the pharmacy historian's bookshelf. Its argument that medicines need particularly adept analysis and cannot be considered in the same way as other commodities is neatly demonstrated by all the authors.' Pharmaceutical Historian '... a welcome supplement to a growing body of work on the origins and development of British drug manufacture...This excellent collection of articles [...] is a valuable addition to our understanding or exactly how the modern, not just the British, pharmaceutical industry became the Janus-faced giant of today.' Enterprise & Society 'This well-constructed edited collection provides an overview of five centuries of British drug distribution through a series of chapters organized in chronological order, each written by a specialist in the field... I therefore feel confident that readers of Medical History will find much of interest in this volume, which I heartily recommend.' Medical History 'The volume will serve as an excellent entry point to the topic for researchers and students alike.' Economic History Review 'This book provides a much needed addition to the literature on the development of pharmaceutical retailing in Britain. Not only will it be of interest to pharmaceutical, medical and business historians, but, given the availability of medicines today from locations ranging from the supermarket to the internet, it also provides all consumers with a clearer insight into how the modern retail drugs trade has evolved.' Ambix 'The book is commendable both for the high quality of its individual contributions and as a useful overview. More than the sum of its parts, it offers specialists and students of medical history as well as practitioners of medicine insights into key stages of the inexorable hi '... thoroughly enjoyable book... In terms of pharmacy history, it covers new ground in many areas and provides an insightful overview of existing material in others... the book would be a very welcome addition to the pharmacy historian's bookshelf. Its argument that medicines need particularly adept analysis and cannot be considered in the same way as other commodities is neatly demonstrated by all the authors.' Pharmaceutical Historian '... a welcome supplement to a growing body of work on the origins and development of British drug manufacture...This excellent collection of articles [...] is a valuable addition to our understanding or exactly how the modern, not just the British, pharmaceutical industry became the Janus-faced giant of today.' Enterprise & Society 'This well-constructed edited collection provides an overview of five centuries of British drug distribution through a series of chapters organized in chronological order, each written by a specialist in the field... I therefore feel confident that readers of Medical History will find much of interest in this volume, which I heartily recommend.' Medical History 'The volume will serve as an excellent entry point to the topic for researchers and students alike.' Economic History Review 'This book provides a much needed addition to the literature on the development of pharmaceutical retailing in Britain. Not only will it be of interest to pharmaceutical, medical and business historians, but, given the availability of medicines today from locations ranging from the supermarket to the internet, it also provides all consumers with a clearer insight into how the modern retail drugs trade has evolved.' Ambix 'The book is commendable both for the high quality of its individual contributions and as a useful overview. More than the sum of its parts, it offers specialists and students of medical history as well as practitioners of medicine insights into key stages of the inexorable historical progression from early modern apothecaries' simples to modern pharmaceutical biomedicine.' Sixteenth Century Journal Author InformationLouise Hill Curth, University of Winchester, UK Louise Hill Curth, Patrick Wallis, Steven King, Hilary Marland, Stuart Anderson, Judy Slinn. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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