Martor No. 20 / Year 2015
Constantin Bărbulescu, România medicilor. Medici, țărani și igienă rurală în România de la 1860 la 1910, București, Humanitas, 2015, 356 p. (reviewed by Lidia TRĂUŞAN‐MATU)
Author: Lidia Trăuşan-Matu
About the author:
Lidia Trăuşan-Matu is an associated lecturer at the Faculty of History, University of Bucharest
E-mail: lidiatrausan at gmail dot com
Pages: 219-222
Keywords: peasant, rural hygiene, 19th century Romania, degeneration of race, medical system
Abstract:
Constantin Bărbulescu’s volume is built around the idea of the ‘degeneration of the Romanian race’, which appears in the Romanian public space – largely because of the inefficiency of the medical system – in the second half of the nineteenth century and, slowly, until the end of the century, amplifies and acquires sharp contours.
How to cite this review:
Trăuşan-Matu, Lidia. 2015. “‘România medicilor. Medici, ţãrani şi igienã ruralã în România de la 1860 la 1910,’ by Constantin Bărbulescu. Bucureşti: Humanitas, 2015 (review).” Martor 20: 219-222.