The professions in early modern England, 1450-1800 : servants of the commonweal / Rosemary O'Day.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O'Day, Rosemary
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Harlow, England ; New York : Longman, 2000.
Series:Themes in British social history.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction and approaches to the history of the learned professions
  • Vocation and work in the early modern period
  • From estate to occupation: the English clergy, 1450-1642
  • The clergy and the laity: 1570-1700
  • The clergy at work and play
  • The common lawyers: students, barristers, serjeants, and judges
  • The rise and fall of the civilians
  • The attorneys
  • The organisation of professional medicine in England
  • Medical practice and health care
  • Becoming a medical practitioner: medicine men and women in English society, 1660-1760
  • Conclusion: the paradox of professional power.