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OverviewThis book is available as an open access ebook under a CC-BY-NC-ND licence.Vaccinating Britain shows how the British public has played a central role in the development of vaccination policy since the Second World War. It explores the relationship between the public and public health through five key vaccines - diphtheria, smallpox, poliomyelitis, whooping cough and measles-mumps-rubella (MMR). It reveals that while the British public has embraced vaccination as a safe, effective and cost-efficient form of preventative medicine, demand for vaccination and trust in the authorities that provide it has ebbed and flowed according to historical circumstances. It is the first book to offer a long-term perspective on vaccination across different vaccine types. This history provides context for students and researchers interested in present-day controversies surrounding public health immunisation programmes. Historians of the post-war British welfare state will find valuable insight into changing public attitudes towards institutions of government and vice versa. -- . Full Product DetailsAuthor: Gareth MillwardPublisher: Manchester University Press Imprint: Manchester University Press Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.485kg ISBN: 9781526126757ISBN 10: 1526126753 Pages: 296 Publication Date: 21 January 2019 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviews'This well-written book examines the development of vaccination in Great Britain in the period from 1947 to the 1970s, particularly the public's power and trust in the national government and in local authorities. But Millward (Centre for the History of Medicine, Univ. of Warwick, UK) offers much more than that: he looks at class, citizenship, immigration, risk, science and the development of technologies, and individual and group behavior and social change. In moving from the postwar period to the 1970s, the author looks at how health care was defined and delivered; which groups (local or national) had authority, confidence, and power; and the role of politics and governments in pubic health. Millward is sensitive to changes in authority and the function of government, and he demonstrates how these are historically contingent. He uses diphtheria, smallpox, polio, pertussis, and MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) as examples to illustrate various time periods and how health became a right and good health became part of good citizenship. The bibliography is excellent, and the book as a whole is timely.' Choice connect -- . Author InformationGareth Millward is a Wellcome Trust Research Fellow at the Centre for the History of Medicine at the University of Warwick Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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