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A Sociohistory of Cerebrovascular Disease and the Development of Modern Stroke Medicine: A Foucauldian Analysis
Author(s): Katharine Daneski (Author)
- Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
- Publication Date: 1 Mar. 2010
- Language: English
- Print length: 316 pages
- ISBN-10: 0773436596
- ISBN-13: 9780773436596
Book Description
This book explores the history of stroke using a socio-historical approach influenced by the writings of Michel Foucault in an attempt to understand how stroke medicine has emerged in its current form.
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This book explores the history of stroke using a socio-historical approach influenced by the writings of Michel Foucault in an attempt to understand how stroke medicine has emerged in its current form.
About the Author
Dr. Daneski is a lecturer in the Department of Public Health and Policy Studies in the School of Health Sciences, Swansea University where she is a member of the Institute of Health Research.
