{"product_id":"9781526156624","title":"Cold, hard steel","description":"Author: Agnes Arnold-Forster\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526156624\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 02 Nov 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 312 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrilliant, volatile and invariably male, the surgeon stereotype is a widespread and instantly recognisable part of western culture. Setting out to anatomise this stereotype, Cold, hard steel offers an exciting new history of modern and contemporary British surgery.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book draws on archival materials and original interviews with surgeons, analysing them alongside a range of fictional depictions, from the Doctor in the House novels to Mills \u0026amp; Boon romances and the pioneering soap opera Emergency Ward 10. Presenting a unique social, cultural and emotional history, it sheds light on the development and maintenance of the surgical stereotype and explains why it has proved so enduring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the same time, the book explores the more candid and compassionate image of the surgeon that has begun to emerge in recent years, revealing how a series of high-profile memoirs both challenge the surgical stereotype and simultaneously confirm it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920515743902,"sku":"ING-9781526156624","price":56.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526156624.jpg?v=1782822696","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526156624","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}