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History of medicine

Hardcover. Explores the course of development of German seroanthropology from its origins in World War I until the end of the Third Reich. Series: CEU Press Studies in the History of Medicine. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: MBX; MJCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Central European University Press Hungary
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9789639776500
ISBN
9789639776500
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.95

Paperback. Presents a world history and cultural theory of aesthetic surgery. This book discusses how people have reshaped their noses to repair the ravages of war and disease, to match prevailing ideas of beauty, and to avoid association with negative images of the "Jew," the "Irish," the "Oriental," or the "Black." Num Pages: 424 pages, 95 halftones. BIC Classification: JFC; MBX; MNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691070537
ISBN
9780691070537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; JFSL; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
3rd ed.
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816673032
ISBN
9780816673032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages, 55 black and white and 54 colour images. BIC Classification: MBX; VXHT1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S.
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
9781623170103
ISBN
9781623170103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 15.73

Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages, 14 Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP31; MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822944492
ISBN
9780822944492
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.97

Paperback. Editor(s): Horden, Peregrine; Smith, Richard. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138868205
ISBN
9781138868205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.31

Paperback. The essays in this collection explore both organizational intentions and inhabitants' experiences in a diverse range of British residential institutions during a period when such provision was dramatically increasing. Series: Perspectives in Economic and Social History. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; JFF; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138662124
ISBN
9781138662124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.05

Paperback. This work examines nursing's feminist conscience as the profession has developed and evolved over time. The interrelationship between the status of nursing and the status of women in patriarchal society is analysed. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; JFFK; MBX; MQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 583.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780275951207
ISBN
9780275951207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 46.81

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313291463
ISBN
9780313291463
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.29

Multiple-component retail product. From the Athenian flu pandemic and the Black Death to AIDS, this set offers a sociocultural, historical, and medical look at infectious diseases and their place in human history from Neolithic times onwards. Editor(s): Byrne, Joseph P. Num Pages: 920 pages, 65 illustrations. BIC Classification: GB; MBNS; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 64. Weight in Grams: 2132.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
920
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780313341014
ISBN
9780313341014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.07

Paperback. Editor(s): Pordie, Laurent. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL; MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415666701
ISBN
9780415666701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.31

Paperback. First published in 1920, this book discusses the causes and nature of food poisoning. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJG; MBNH; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
Edition
Reissue
SKU
V9781107494879
ISBN
9781107494879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.91

Hardback. This book examines the role of music and music-making in the medical, spiritual and civic management of plague in the Renaissance. Num Pages: 345 pages, 10 b/w illus. 99 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC2; AVGD; HBJD; MBX; VXW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
345
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107109254
ISBN
9781107109254
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.13

Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 3JB; MBX; MFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 146. Weight in Grams: 386. Good clean copy in dustwrapper with some shelf wear, nicks and tears and some edgewear to DW
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
University Massachusetts Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0002512
ISBN
9780870234705
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

hardcover. This 2005 book presents a panoramic view of the challenges, ethical issues and rewards surrounding biomedical advances in human biology. Num Pages: 364 pages, 7 b/w illus. 5 tables. BIC Classification: MBX; PSAD; PSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521833660
ISBN
9780521833660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.87
€ 81.21

hardcover. This book provides a panoramic overview of the history of malaria from Paleolithic times up to the present. Series: Studies in Environment and History. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 b/w illus. 8 maps. BIC Classification: MBX; MJCJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 170 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521854184
ISBN
9780521854184
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.61

hardcover. This is the story of one of the most far-reaching human endeavors in history: the quest for mental well-being. Series: Cambridge Essential Histories. Num Pages: 258 pages, 12 b/w illus. BIC Classification: MBPK; MBX; MMH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780521868679
ISBN
9780521868679
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 52.29

hardcover. The first history of malaria control efforts in tropical Africa, contributing to the emerging sub-discipline of the historical epidemiology of contemporary disease challenges. Num Pages: 237 pages, 5 b/w illus. 6 maps 1 table. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; MBN; MBX; MJCJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107052574
ISBN
9781107052574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.82

hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. some col. BIC Classification: 1DBK; MBX; MJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 307 x 260 x 28. Weight in Grams: 2322.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
RCOG Press
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904752141
ISBN
9781904752141
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.22
€ 147.86

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

€ 60.41

Paperback. Throughout history, Western culture has often viewed disease as punishment for sin. "The Wages of Sin" offers a remarkable history of this perception and explains how these ancient views continue to shape contemporary life and public policy. Num Pages: 226 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; JH; MBX; MJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226014616
ISBN
9780226014616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.01

Hardcover. In 1832, the arrival of cholera in the United States created widespread panic throughout the country. In this title, the author tells the story of those dark days, centering his narrative on rivalries between medical and homeopathic practitioners. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 halftones, 1 map, 1 line drawing, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226017464
ISBN
9780226017464
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.48
€ 84.75

Paperback. In 1832, the arrival of cholera in the United States created widespread panic throughout the country. In this title, the author tells the story of those dark days, centering his narrative on rivalries between medical and homeopathic practitioners. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 halftones, 1 map, 1 line drawing, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226017631
ISBN
9780226017631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 30.35

Paperback. Bringing together colorful historical vignettes, social and anthropological theory, and quantitative analyses, this title examines these interactions between the Khmer, Cham, and Vietnamese of Cambodia and the French, documenting the differences in their understandings of medicine. Num Pages: 280 pages, 19 halftones, 4 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1FMC; 3JJ; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226031644
ISBN
9780226031644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 39.42

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