Medical caregiving and identity in Pennsylvania's anthracite region, 1880-2000 /

"Examines folk songs, patent medicine advertisements, oral history interviews, ghost stories, and jokes to show how over the course of the twentieth century the men and women of the anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania crafted their gender and ethnic identities via the medical decisions they...

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Main Author:	Weaver, Karol K. (Karol Kimberlee)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2011]
Subjects:	Social Conditions > Pennsylvania. History, 20th Century > Pennsylvania. History, 19th Century > Pennsylvania. Coal Mining > history > Pennsylvania. Caregivers > history > Pennsylvania. Medicine, Traditional > history > Pennsylvania. Ethnicity > Pennsylvania > History. Sex role > Pennsylvania > History. Coal mines and mining > Social aspects > Pennsylvania > History. Coal miners > Pennsylvania > Social conditions. Traditional medicine > Pennsylvania > History. Medical care > Pennsylvania > History. Coal miners > Medical care > Pennsylvania > History. Medicine > Pennsylvania > History > 20th century. Medicine > Pennsylvania > History > 19th century. Pennsylvania > Social conditions. Electronic books.
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Summary:	"Examines folk songs, patent medicine advertisements, oral history interviews, ghost stories, and jokes to show how over the course of the twentieth century the men and women of the anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania crafted their gender and ethnic identities via the medical decisions they made"--Provided by publisher.
Item Description:	Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (187 pages :) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780271052298