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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Claude Quétel , Judith Braddock , Brian PikePublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd Imprint: Polity Press Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.482kg ISBN: 9780745610306ISBN 10: 0745610307 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 05 March 1992 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction: Syphilis as a Cultural Phenomenon. 1. A Terrifying Affliction (1495-1519). 2. A Much-disputed Origin. 3. The Great Pox (Sixteenth-Century). 4. From Pestilence to Disease (The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries). 5. The Nineteenth-century Impasse. 6. The Great Turning Point (around 1900). 7. Madmen and Heredos. 8. Syphilis Everywhere (Between the Wars). 9. The Pox and the Prostitute. 10. The End of the Terror (1945 to the Present Day). Conclusion: From Syphilis to AIDS. Notes. Bibliographical Notes. Chronology. Index.Reviews'Outstanding ...' The Independent on Sunday <p>'A rich, extensive and flexible review ... reading of basic importance ... well-documented cultural guide through history.' Times Literary Supplement <p>'A jolly good read, and an extremely useful summary of knowledge on the subject.' European History Quarterly <p>'A well-researched and robust survey... Quetel spans the centuries, and offers important cross-cultural insights. His book can be heartily recommended.' History <p>'This lively, often entertaining and well-informed book, by a historian who is unusually conversant with the medical aspects of his subject, is not only an accomplished piece of social history; it also stands as a warning that deserves to be heeded.' French History <p>'The volume can be highly recommended as a stimulating introduction to the subject.' Medical History <p>'Lively and illuminating book that examines the disease from a host of different angles.' Wilson Library Bulletin <p>'A thorough, well re 'Outstanding ...' The Independent on Sunday 'A rich, extensive and flexible review ... reading of basic importance ... well-documented cultural guide through history.' Times Literary Supplement 'A jolly good read, and an extremely useful summary of knowledge on the subject.' European History Quarterly 'A well-researched and robust survey... Quetel spans the centuries, and offers important cross-cultural insights. His book can be heartily recommended.' History 'This lively, often entertaining and well-informed book, by a historian who is unusually conversant with the medical aspects of his subject, is not only an accomplished piece of social history; it also stands as a warning that deserves to be heeded.' French History 'The volume can be highly recommended as a stimulating introduction to the subject.' Medical History 'Lively and illuminating book that examines the disease from a host of different angles.' Wilson Library Bulletin 'A thorough, well researched book and above all, a good read!' Canadian Journal of History 'Outstanding ...' The Independent on Sunday 'A rich, extensive and flexible review ... reading of basic importance ... well-documented cultural guide through history.' Times Literary Supplement 'A jolly good read, and an extremely useful summary of knowledge on the subject.' European History Quarterly 'A well-researched and robust survey... Quetel spans the centuries, and offers important cross-cultural insights. His book can be heartily recommended.' History 'This lively, often entertaining and well-informed book, by a historian who is unusually conversant with the medical aspects of his subject, is not only an accomplished piece of social history; it also stands as a warning that deserves to be heeded.' French History 'The volume can be highly recommended as a stimulating introduction to the subject.' Medical History 'Lively and illuminating book that examines the disease from a host of different angles.' Wilson Library Bulletin 'A thorough, well researched book and above all, a good read!' Canadian Journal of History <p> Inextricably woven into the very fabric of human behavior, syphilis could not remain a topic for physicians alone. This humane and gently ironic historian places before us, period by period, the changing responses of morality and medicine, of writers and dramatists, and of state power itself. -- Scientific American Author InformationClaude Quétel is a French historian. The author of two dozen books, he has won a number of prizes for his work. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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