Description
Healthcare in Isabeline Liberalism
Book summary
This work analyzes the transformation of the Spanish healthcare system during the reign of Isabella II, a key period in which the liberal State began to assume responsibility for public health. The reader will discover the transition from assistance based on religious charity to an interventionist model, driven by the need to control epidemics and manage poverty. A rigorous study on the origins of contemporary healthcare in Spain.
What is it about?
The book explores the evolution of health policies in 19th-century Spain, focusing on the Isabeline period. It examines how the fight against communicable diseases, such as the epidemics that devastated the population, drove a paradigm shift. The work analyzes the transition from a religious and charitable conception of poverty and illness, based on alms, toward State-led and charitable welfare involvement. New institutions, health control measures, and the role of the liberal State in shaping a modern public health system are studied.
Main themes
- History of public healthcare in 19th-century Spain.
- Transformation of the welfare model: from religious charity to State welfare.
- Epidemic control and the fight against communicable diseases.
- Evolution of the concept of poverty and its relationship with healthcare.
- The role of the liberal State in shaping public health.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at historians, health science students, sociologists, and any reader interested in the social and cultural history of Spain. It is especially relevant for those who wish to understand the origins and evolution of the public health system, as well as the relationship between politics, poverty, and health in the 19th century.
What this book offers
- A detailed view of the origins of public healthcare in Spain.
- Understanding the welfare paradigm shift during Isabeline liberalism.
- Analysis of government management in the face of epidemic crises.
- Historical context on the evolution of the concept of poverty and its care.
Technical specifications
- Author: Feria Lorenzo, Diego José
- Publisher: University of Huelva
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: History, history: specific events and topics, social and cultural history
- Collection: Arias Montano
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: March 2012
- Number of pages: 273
- Dimensions: Not specified
- Weight: 675 g
Editorial review
This is an academic work of great utility for specialists and students seeking a rigorous approach to the history of healthcare in Spain. Its value lies in the detailed analysis of the transition toward a State-run public health model, a fundamental process for understanding the configuration of contemporary social policies. The well-documented research offers keys to understanding the institutional response to the health and social challenges of the 19th century.