Health, hedonism and hypochrondia : the hidden history of spas / Ian Bradley.
Health, hedonism and hypochrondia : the hidden history of spas / Ian Bradley.
Health, hedonism and hypochrondia : the hidden history of spas / Ian Bradley.
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London ; New York, NY : Tauris Parke, 2020.
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G 2021/2499
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English
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vi, 298 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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still image
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Classical origins -- The middle ages-from holy wells to stew houses -- The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries-the birth of the modern medical spa -- The nineteenth century-Baden-Baden becomes the Boulevard of Europe -- Hydrotherapy-a short sharp douche of Cold Water -- La Belle Epoque-the flourish...
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London ; New York, NY : Tauris Parke, 2020.
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England
Date Published
2020.
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From Romans to royalty and hypochondriacs to holiday-makers, natural water spas have been a common feature in society since the first century. Even today, we periodically abandon the cities to 'take the waters'. In their heyday, Europe's spas were the main meeting places for aristocracy, politicians and cultural elites. They were the centres of pol...
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Health, hedonism and hypochrondia : the hidden history of spas / Ian Bradley.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-292) and index.
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G 2021/2499
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74VKaXzZlmxb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaXzZlmxb
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075562646X
9780755626465
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613.122094
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991024435427002626
