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'... a well-researched and thoughtful consideration of the many players involved and influences on politico-medicinal policy.' Watermark '... addresses the tensions between the various authorities who shaped perceptions of public health and the development and nature of medical practice, and brilliantly bridges the gap between institutional and regulatory dimensions, and actual medical practices in the marketplace.' Year's Work in Modern Language Studies 'Clouse's thoughtful, balanced, and insightful analysis is highly engaging. Historical vignettes illustrate the larger argument of the book, while allowing insight to the medical context of the time and the cosmology of medical practitioners (be they popular or conventionally trained) in Philip II's Spain.' Bulletin of the History of Medicine 'In spite of the exponential growth of medical history research in recent decades, English-language studies on early modern Spanish medicine are still few and far between. Michele L. Clouse's new book, Medicine, Government, and Public Health in Philip II's Spain compensates skillfully for this lack of attention... an unprecedented and highly recommended monograph.' Renaissance Quarterly '[Clouse's] volume is rich in detail, judicious in its judgments, and sensible in its conclusions. Above all, she paints a picture of a society filled with people coping as best as they could. Some were admirable, some less so, but she has a wonderful sympathy for them all.' American Historical Review '... a highly informative study of the role of the Crown in the process of medical professionalisation in early modern Spain.' Social History of Medicine '... rich research and detailed engagement with the literature on the history of medicine make this book an important addition to the literature on early modern Spain.' European History Quarterly 'In examining the regulation of medicine, Clouse builds upon foundational work from numerous Spanish scholars whose research, over the past several decades, has uncovered much of the documentation in Spanish archives. This work has received too little attention outside Spain, and Clouse's study effectively builds upon much of this research to form a cohesive examination of medical regulation in Spain. This study is also important for its broad focus on Castile as a whole, something often made difficult by Spanish regionalism. The work should be of interest for both medical and political scholars interested in aspects of the expansion of royal control.' Bulletin of Spanish Studies

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Michele L. Clouse is Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Ohio University and specializes in the history of medicine, with a particular interest in the intersection between the political, legal, and social history of early modern Europe, 1400-1750.

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