Medicine, Law and Public Policy in Scotland c. 1850-1990

Marks the contribution of Anne Crowther to scholarship in British history Focussing on Scotland, this collection draws together the three main strands of Anne Crowther's academic research – welfare, medicine and legal history – and reflects the range of her historical scholarship. Based on original research, the essays in this book examine important developments in key Scottish institutions, question enduring myths about the nature of Scottish legal and medical practice, and explore the intersec