{"product_id":"9781526163288","title":"Diagnosing history","description":"Author: Katherine Byrne\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526163288\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 22 Mar 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis collection examines the representation of medicine and medical practices in international period drama television, featuring original chapters on period television from the UK, the US, Spain and Australia, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiagnosing history \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eoffers an accessible, global and multidisciplinary contribution to both televisual and medical history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis timely collection examines representations of medicine and medical practices in international period drama television. A preoccupation with medical plots and settings can be found across a range of important historical series, including \u003ci\u003eOutlander, Poldark, The Knick, Call the Midwife, La Peste\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Place to Call Home. \u003c\/i\u003eSuch shows offer a critique of medical history while demonstrating how contemporary viewers access and understand the past. Topics covered in this collection include the innovations and horrors of surgery; the intersection of gender, class, race and medicine on the American frontier; psychiatry and the trauma of war; and the connections between past and present pandemics. Featuring original chapters on period television from the UK, the US, Spain and Australia, \u003ci\u003eDiagnosing history\u003c\/i\u003e offers an accessible, global and multidisciplinary contribution to both televisual and medical history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47920527638686,"sku":"ING-9781526163288","price":194.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526163288.jpg?v=1782823161","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526163288","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}