Posters, Protests, and Prescriptions. Cultural Histories of the National Health Service in Britain, Hardback

The National Health Service determines how Britons receive healthcare. It is a source of national pride, a workplace and a symbol. This book explores how the cultural meanings of the NHS developed and changed since its foundation in 1948, shaped by activism, labour, consumerism, space and representation. -- .

• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Illustration(s): 14 black & white illustrations
• Number of pages: 368
• Collection: Social Histories of Medicine
• Publication date: 2022
• Dimensions: 145 x 223 x 29
• Cover type: Hardback
• Editor(s): Jane Hand