 | Incurable and Intolerable: Chronic Disease and Slow Death in Nineteenth-Century France Incurable and Intolerable looks at the history of incurable illness from a variety of perspectives, including those of doctors, patients, families, religious counsel, and policy makers. This compellingly documented and well-written history illuminates the physical, emotional, social, and existential consequences of chronic disease and terminal illness, and offers an original look at the world of palliative medicine, politics, religion, and charity. Revealing the ways in which history can shed new light on contemporary thinking, Jason Szabo encourages a more careful scrutiny of today's attitudes, policies, and practices surrounding "imminent death" and its effects on society. JASON SZABO is a medical doctor and historian involved in AIDS care and clinical research at MontrTal General Hospital. He has pursued postgraduate studies in history at McGill University and a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University. |
