History of medicine books

"""Medical Fashions of the Nineteenth Century"" is a fascinating look at the medical orthodoxy, unorthodoxy, and...  Read More >>

This book comprises a series of lectures given by celebrated Soviet neurophysiologist Nikolai Alexandrovich Bernstein...  Read More >>

This is the story of Dr Daniel West Samways’s academic and professional life. After early achievements in physics...  Read More >>

It situates the history of abortion and contraception within the historiography of the fertility decline and the...  Read More >>

Can Christians use Chinese Medicine? Some esteem it, others think it should be avoided. To answer this question,...  Read More >>

Opened on May 1, 1854, the State Almshouse at Tewksbury was a venture by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to provide...  Read More >>

By triangulating the Greco-Roman world, classical reception and disability studies, this book presents a range of...  Read More >>

This book presents new perspectives on the multiplicity of voices in the histories of mental ill-health. In the...  Read More >>

In this classic historical nursing text, Florence Nightingale shares her advice on nursing to those entrusted with...  Read More >>

In this classic historical text on hospitals, Florence Nightingale voices the importance of hygiene, fresh air and...  Read More >>

A jargon free over view of patient experience and medical practice during the eighteenth century.  Read More >>

En 1892 una de las primeras medicas argentinas escribio que una mujer portena no podia ser chic sin ser al mismo...  Read More >>

The book illustrates the precursor role of tourism for people with disabilities, as developing in nineteenth- and...  Read More >>

Nurses work in hospitals, clinics, and schools. They work on cruise ships and at summer camps, and they debate in...  Read More >>

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"Krankheiten befallen Individuen, Seuchen befallen Gesellschaften. Epidemien wirkten schon in der Vergangenheit...  Read More >>

In 1964, Ruth Harrison’s bestseller Animal Machines triggered a gear change in modern animal protection by popularising...  Read More >>

This volume presents the proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Pharmacy and Medicine in Ancient Egypt...  Read More >>

A true insider's look into medicine and research. We start with the Malaria Project at the Stateville Penitentiary...  Read More >>

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"With a New Introduction by Phillip K. Peterson, M.D., author of Microbes: The Life-Changing Story of Germs For...  Read More >>

Offers the first history of fatigue, one that is scrupulously researched but also informed by Emily Abel’s own experiences...  Read More >>

Offers the first history of fatigue, one that is scrupulously researched but also informed by Emily Abel’s own experiences...  Read More >>

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission...  Read More >>

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission...  Read More >>