Book review of "Nursing and Women's Labour in the Nineteenth Century: the quest for independence" by Sue Hawkins, Routledge, ISBN: 978-0-203-85446-4
Shields, Linda (2013) Book review of "Nursing and Women's Labour in the Nineteenth Century: the quest for independence" by Sue Hawkins, Routledge, ISBN: 978-0-203-85446-4. Victorian Studies, 55 (3). pp. 520-521.
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[Extract] There is little for me to criticize in Sue Hawkins's Nursing and Women's Labour in the Nineteenth Century: The Quest for Independence. Firstly, it is a really good read: Hawkins's style is intelligent and well crafted, and her approach is logical, as are the layout of the book, the sequence of chapters, and the conclusions drawn. Secondly (and more importantly), her methods of analysis are well chosen, well explained, and well used to give the reader a picture of nursing in Victorian England and to explain how the profession of nursing developed at that time. This is all set in what could be described as a history of St George's Hospital in London in the late nineteenth century.
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| Item Type: | Article (Book Review) |
| ISSN: | 1527-2052 |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Feb 2014 01:23 |
| FoR Codes: | 11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1110 Nursing > 111099 Nursing not elsewhere classified @ 20% 21 HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY > 2103 Historical Studies > 210305 British History @ 80% |
| SEO Codes: | 92 HEALTH > 9299 Other Health > 929999 Health not elsewhere classified @ 20% 95 CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING > 9505 Understanding Past Societies > 950599 Understanding Past Societies not elsewhere classified @ 80% |
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