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History of medicine
Hardback. Romano's detailed portrayal reveals a fascinating figure who embodied the untidy nature of the Victorian age's shift from an intellectual system rooted in religion to one based on science. Num Pages: 240 pages, 13, 9 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BG; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801868979
- ISBN
- 9780801868979
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 43.98
€ 52.99
€ 43.98
A cancer survivor who has himself been treated at the center, Olson imbues this history with humor, passion, and humanity. Num Pages: 408 pages, 23, 23 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; MBX; MJCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801890567
- ISBN
- 9780801890567
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.38
€ 51.38
paperback. Offers a look at a long-neglected aspect of childbirth in America - the changing role of the expectant father. The author uses first-hand accounts from letters, journals, and personal interviews along with hospital records and medical literature to offer fresh perspective on the changing role of expectant fathers from the 1940s to the 1980s. Num Pages: 400 pages, 72 illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807871683
- ISBN
- 9780807871683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.68
€ 46.68
Paperback. Examines the interactions between psychiatrists, patients and their families, and the national state in modern Argentina. This book offers a fresh interpretation of the Argentine state's relationship to modernity and social change during the twentieth century, while also examining the often contentious place of psychiatry in modern Argentina. Num Pages: 332 pages, 22 b/w photos & 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; JKSM; MBX; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Calgary Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552382332
- ISBN
- 9781552382332
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Condition: New
€ 42.96
€ 42.96
Hardback. Presenting a picture of how families viewed and managed madness, this study suggests that the family actually played a critical role in caring for the insane and in the development of psychiatry itself. With case histories, it provides a historical perspective on the day and age, when the mentally ill are mainly treated in home and community. Series: Medicine and Society S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 line illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; MBPK; MBX; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520245808
- ISBN
- 9780520245808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.62€ 63.14
€ 81.62
€ 63.14
Paperback. What has it been like to be insane? How have the mad been treated? Is madness real or is it just a label? This fascinating story of madness reveals the radically different perceptions of madness and approaches to its treatment, from antiquity to the present day. Num Pages: 256 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: JFCX; MBX; MJN; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 121 x 11. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192802675
- ISBN
- 9780192802675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.91
€ 16.99
€ 13.91
Paperback. Convinced that he had uncovered the single source of psychosis, Henry Cotton, superintendent of the Trenton State Hospital, New Jersey, launched a ruthless campaign to 'eliminate the perils of pus infection'. This book reconstructs a nightmarish, cautionary chapter in modern psychiatry when professionals failed to police themselves. Num Pages: 376 pages, 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; MBX; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300126709
- ISBN
- 9780300126709
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.04
€ 25.99
€ 20.04
Paperback. * 'In every generation there are quite firm rules on how to behave when you are crazy' Ian Hacking Num Pages: 608 pages, 5pp of b/w int. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSJ1; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 43. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844082346
- ISBN
- 9781844082346
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.50
€ 19.99
€ 14.50
Paperback. During the 16th century close to 30 German dukes, landgraves, margraves and counts, plus one Holy Roman emperor, were known as mad - so mentally disordered that steps had to be taken to remove them from office or to obtain medical care for them. This book studies them as a group and in context. Series: Studies in Early Modern German History. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JB; HBTB; JFC; MBX; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813915012
- ISBN
- 9780813915012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.43
€ 30.43
Paperback. An annotated English translation of the autobiography of Polish microbiologist Ludwik Hirszfeld (1884-1954), with a focus on his contributions to international public health. Editor(s): Balinska, Marta A.; Schneider, William H. Translator(s): Balinska, Marta A. Series: Rochester Studies in Medical History. Num Pages: 508 pages, 17, 15 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white line drawings, 15 black and white, 2. BIC Classification: MBX; PSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 224 x 30. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580464598
- ISBN
- 9781580464598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.13
€ 25.99
€ 23.13
paperback. In Lovers and Livers, Jacalyn Duffin provides a lively overview of the ideas around disease. Series: Joanne Goodman Lectures. Num Pages: 240 pages, 17 halftones, 6 tables. BIC Classification: HP; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802038050
- ISBN
- 9780802038050
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 40.97
€ 45.99
€ 40.97
Paperback. Health in early America was generally good. The food was plentiful, the air and water were clean, and people tended to enjoy strong constitutions as a result of this environment. This book describes the evolution of public health crises and solutions. Num Pages: 251 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479807048
- ISBN
- 9781479807048
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.02
€ 32.99
€ 30.02
Hardcover. Describes the evolution of public health crises and solutions Num Pages: 251 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814787175
- ISBN
- 9780814787175
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.57
€ 80.57
Paperback. This guide explains how the principal imaging devices work and how they help physicians save lives. It explains the medical technologies that might come to play important roles in the readers life, and for those who wish to explore the issues of the associated benefits, costs, and risks. Num Pages: 219 pages, 98 black-and-white photos, 86 line figures, 4 tables. BIC Classification: MBG; MBX; MJA; MMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520211827
- ISBN
- 9780520211827
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 25.96
€ 35.99
€ 25.96
Paperback. Between 1347 and 1352 an unknown and deadly disease, only much later known as the Black Death, swept across Europe, leaving an estimated 30-50 per cent of the population dead. This book deals with plague, particularly in Northern Europe, in various aspects: epidemiology, pattern of dispersion, demography, social consequences, and religious impact. Editor(s): Bisgaard, Lars; Sondergaard, Leif. Num Pages: 236 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DN; HBLC; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788776743895
- ISBN
- 9788776743895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.08
€ 23.99
€ 18.08
Hardback. Living in Death's Shadow is essential reading for everyone seeking to understand what it means to live with someone suffering from a chronic, fatal condition, including cancer, AIDS, Alzheimer's, and heart disease. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: JHBZ; LNTJ; MBX; MMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421421841
- ISBN
- 9781421421841
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.02
€ 45.99
€ 38.02
Paperback. Beginning with a history of mass hysteria and social delusions, this work differentiates between the two and investigates mass hysteria in closed settings such as work and school, and mass hysteria in communities with incidents such as gassings, Pokemon illnesses in Japan and medieval dance. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: JMH; MBX; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Mcfarland & Company Inc Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786409976
- ISBN
- 9780786409976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.97
€ 60.97
Hardcover. Num Pages: 136 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; JPHL; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809331949
- ISBN
- 9780809331949
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.24
€ 25.99
€ 21.24
Hardback. Written for historians, sociologists, and anthropologists of science and medicine, as well as bioethics scholars, physicians, geneticists, and families affected by genetic conditions, Life Histories of Genetic Disease is a profound exploration of the scientific culture surrounding malformation and mutation. Num Pages: 280 pages, 24, 24 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: MBX; MFN; MJCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421420745
- ISBN
- 9781421420745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.38
€ 51.38
Hardback. Thus does Dent, a little-known Supreme Court case, influence how Americans receive health care more than a hundred years after the fact. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LNTJ; MBN; MBX; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421411415
- ISBN
- 9781421411415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.97
€ 64.97
Paperback. Thus does Dent, a little-known Supreme Court case, influence how Americans receive health care more than a hundred years after the fact. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LNTJ; MBN; MBX; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 226 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421411422
- ISBN
- 9781421411422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.19
€ 34.19
He finds that, while not immune to social and cultural perceptions of the leprous as degenerate, and while influenced by their own fears of contagion, premodern physicians moderated society's reactions to leprosy and were dedicated to the well-being of their patients. Num Pages: 344 pages, 19, 8 black & white illustrations, 11 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: MBX; MJCJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801886133
- ISBN
- 9780801886133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.13
€ 64.13
Paperback. Set in the medical, religious and cultural milieu of the European Middle Ages, this book offers a study of leprosy. Num Pages: 436 pages, 35 black and white, 6 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC1; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 964. 436 pages, 35 black and white, 6 line drawing. Set in the medical, religious and cultural milieu of the European Middle Ages, this book offers a study of leprosy. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC1; MBX. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 28. Weight: 966.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 436
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843834540
- ISBN
- 9781843834540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.09
€ 38.99
€ 33.09
Paperback. Learning from the Wounded: The Civil War and the Rise of American Medical Science Series: Civil War America. Num Pages: 384 pages, 26 halftones, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469633374
- ISBN
- 9781469633374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.15
€ 41.15