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History of medicine

Hardcover. Editor(s): Timmermann, Carsten; Anderson, Julie. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 298 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBG; MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403986443
ISBN
9781403986443
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.11

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823244454
ISBN
9780823244454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.41

Paperback. New perspectives on the history of twentieth century public health in Europe. Editor(s): Solomon, Susan Gross; Murard, Lion; Zylberman, Patrick. Series: Rochester Studies in Medical History. Num Pages: 348 pages, 3, 3 black & white line drawings, 3 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; MBNH; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580464550
ISBN
9781580464550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.32

Paperback. A history of the medical discovery of disease transmission by insects, which surveys a century of research into ways of eradicating the diseases by exterminating the vectors. It examines how DDT and other insecticides initially achieved great improvements, but later faced serious setbacks. Num Pages: 361 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBN; MBX; MMFP; MMRT; PDX; PSVT7; TBX; TVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993
Number of pages
361
Condition
New
SKU
V9783540554578
ISBN
9783540554578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 123.10

Hardcover. Examines the turbulent history of the ideas, people, and institutions of French colonial and tropical medicine from their early modern origins through World War I. This book demonstrates that regions, more so than a coherent nation, built the empire and specific medical concepts and practices. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; MBX; MMRT; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226114521
ISBN
9780226114521
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.04
€ 46.83

Paperback / so. Series: Fachbucher Fur Arzte (Closed). Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: MBX; MJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1926
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642903182
ISBN
9783642903182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.74

Hardcover. Sexual Inversion was the first English medical textbook about homosexuality. It had a chequered publishing history, going through five editions between 1896 and 1915. This edition, with a long critical introduction, places the book in its intellectual and social contexts, and considers the historiography surrounding this important work. Editor(s): Crozier, Ivan. Num Pages: 358 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMU; MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230008038
ISBN
9780230008038
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.59

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: MBX; MJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 210 x 10. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1890
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662321539
ISBN
9783662321539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.62

This engaging study will be of interest to historians, medical practitioners and researchers, and people whose lives have been altered by cancer. Num Pages: 232 pages, 9, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: MBX; MJCL; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801888311
ISBN
9780801888311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.19

Hardcover. Series: Acta Historica Scientiarum Naturalum et Medicinalium. Num Pages: 519 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HP; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 183 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1226.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
519
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772898179
ISBN
9788772898179
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.30
€ 64.41

Paperback. Editor(s): Pickstone, John V. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 349 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; MBX; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
349
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349431816
ISBN
9781349431816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.95

Paperback. This unique book presents an overview of believers and disbelievers in a cerebral seat of human morality. With depth and clarity, the book presents their positions and arguments, and offers an explanation for these attempts to localise our moral sense. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMM; MBX; PDA; PDX; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400791268
ISBN
9789400791268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 123.07

Drawing from archival records, patient files, and oral histories, Stern presents the fascinating story of the growth of genetic counseling practices, principles, and professionals. Num Pages: 248 pages, 19, 13 black & white halftones, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNTJ; MBDC; MBX; MFN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421406671
ISBN
9781421406671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.66

There are many recoverable aspects and indications concerning medicine and healing in the ancient past - from the archaeological evidence of skeletal remains, grave-goods comprising medical and/or surgical equipment and visual representations in tombs and other monuments thorough to epigraphic and literary sources. The 42 papers presented here cove Editor(s): Michaelides, D. Num Pages: 446 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HDDK; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 283 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1608.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxbow Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
446
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782972358
ISBN
9781782972358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.11
€ 69.20

Hardback. To find more information on Rowman & Littlefield titles, please visit www.rlpgbooks.com. Num Pages: 261 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9780765759979
ISBN
9780765759979
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.40

Hardback. Ordered to Care examines the ideology, practice, and efforts at reforming American nursing from 1850-1945. Series: Cambridge Studies in the History of Medicine. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: MBX. Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 528. Good copy 8vo Illustrated. The History of Nursing and Hospital Histories.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0304594
ISBN
9780521256049
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 45.00

Paperback. Offers insight into the relationship between knowledge and power in ancient times--and science and politics in our own Series: The Body in Theory: Histories of Cultural Materialism. Num Pages: 254 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 455.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472088522
ISBN
9780472088522
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.51

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

€ 40.99
€ 31.01

Hardback. Pre-modern society was overshadowed by illness and the threat of death. This book examines the sick in Britain between 1650-1850, focusing on the personal and sociological bonds between patients and doctors, examining in particular the economic and ethical dimensions of this relationship. Series: Medicine & Society. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745602516
ISBN
9780745602516
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.41

Hardcover. In a penetrating new biography of the Mauritian-born neurologist whose discoveries changed the scientific landscape, the author unravels the torment suffered by a genius driven by the unceasing conflict between his personal and professional identities. Num Pages: 281 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBX; MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319030197
ISBN
9783319030197
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.48

Hardback. This book is the first to fully explore the history of autism. Through in-depth discussions with leading professionals and pioneers working in the field, A History of Autism provides an unprecedented insight into the historical changes in the perception of autism and approaches to its treatment. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBX; MJNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405186544
ISBN
9781405186544
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.01

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843838753
ISBN
9781843838753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.16

Hardback. Describes the world of mental patients and their doctors in the first half of the twentieth century. This book shows how well-intentioned physicians could rationalize and regard as therapeutic treatments that often had dreadful consequences, and how much the social and cultural world is inscribed within the practice of biological psychiatry. Series: Medicine and Society S. Num Pages: 262 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 3JJ; MBN; MBX; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520205475
ISBN
9780520205475
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.92
€ 52.85

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HB; JNU; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1890
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642485022
ISBN
9783642485022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.70

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