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Hardback. Walter Charleton has been depicted as a natural philosopher whose intellectual career mirrored the intellectual ferment of the 'scientific revolution'. Examining three of his vernacular medical texts, this work considers his thoughts on anatomy, physiology and the methods by which he sought to understand the invisible processes of the body. Series: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JD; MBX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402033773
- ISBN
- 9781402033773
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.82
€ 191.82
Paperback. Editor(s): Have, H. A. Ten; Kimsma, G.L. (Free University Amsterdam, Medical Faculty, The Netherlands); Spicker, S. F. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBX; WM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401074087
- ISBN
- 9789401074087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.55
€ 121.55
Paperback. Editor(s): Fischer, Tobias; Langanke, Martin; Marschall, Paul; Michl, Susanne. Series: Advances in Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Medicine. Num Pages: 339 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 18 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBX; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 339
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319346984
- ISBN
- 9783319346984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 186.35
€ 186.35
Hardcover. We live in an age of obsession. But obsession is not only a phenomenon of modern existence: it is a medical category. Beginning with the roots of the disease in demonic possession and its secular successors, this work traces the evolution of obsessive behavior from a social and religious fact of life into a medical and psychiatric problem. Num Pages: 272 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; MBX; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 169 x 26. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226137827
- ISBN
- 9780226137827
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.95
€ 52.99
€ 40.95
Hardback. Shows how an epistemological focus can add depth to the history of medicine and complexity to accounts of scientific discovery Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Series: Forms of Living. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: MBX; MJC; MMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823242498
- ISBN
- 9780823242498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.35
€ 111.35
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
€ 54.61
Hardcover. Num Pages: 537 pages, colour tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1DN; HBJD; HBLL; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 169 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1162.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 537
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788763507707
- ISBN
- 9788763507707
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.83€ 60.76
€ 78.83
€ 60.76
Hardcover. Obesity among American children has reached epidemic proportions. Laura Dawes traces changes in diagnosis, treatment, and popular conceptions of the most serious health problem facing American children today, and makes the case that understanding the cultural history of a disease is critical to developing effective public health policy. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; MBX; MJW; MMZF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674281448
- ISBN
- 9780674281448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.59€ 51.03
€ 55.59
€ 51.03
Paperback. During Kaiser Wilhelm II's reign, nature gained a role of central importance to the German national experience. Using interpretive methods drawn from the history of science and science studies, the author shows how popular health and hygiene movements shaped German ideas about progress and modernity, nature, health, and the body. Num Pages: 235 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; MBP; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875807041
- ISBN
- 9780875807041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 40.75
€ 45.99
€ 40.75
Hardback. Describes best laboratory techniques for elucidating liposome biology. This title presents protocols by investigators who are intimately familiar with its problems and capabilities, and includes a list of materials to be used, troubleshooting tips straight from the benchtop, and notes on pitfalls to avoid. Editor(s): Basu, Subhash C.; Basu, Manju. Series: Methods in Molecular Biology. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBGR; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 609.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896038455
- ISBN
- 9780896038455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.74
€ 123.74
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€ 36.08
€ 43.99
€ 36.08
Hardcover. Editor(s): Usborne, Cornelie; Blecourt, Willem de. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403915696
- ISBN
- 9781403915696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.41
€ 64.41
Paperback. This book uses 103 illustrations from the 16th century onward and the history of obstetrical and embryological knowledge to argue that modes of visualizing science have profoundly determined "fetal politics" and the contemporary abortion debates. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 176 pages, 103 half-tones. BIC Classification: JFMA; JFSJ1; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 11. Weight in Grams: 215.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804726481
- ISBN
- 9780804726481
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.80
€ 29.99
€ 26.80
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: MBX; PSGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 7. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1919
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642472022
- ISBN
- 9783642472022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.29
€ 68.29
hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 238 x 25. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226280394
- ISBN
- 9780226280394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.73
€ 40.99
€ 31.73
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPCB; MBDC; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1927
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642940927
- ISBN
- 9783642940927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.52
€ 67.52
Hardback. This text maps perceptions of illness in medical texts from their 19th century focus on illness located in a biological body through to their "discovery" of the psycho-social patient of the late 20th century. In this way, a history of identity, both physical and psychological, is revealed. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HP; JFCX; JFFH; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333968925
- ISBN
- 9780333968925
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.32
€ 122.32
Paperback / so. Series: Veroffentlichungen Aus Dem Gebiete Des Militar-Sanitatswesen. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: MBX; MJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 3. Weight in Grams: 82.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1903
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662341780
- ISBN
- 9783662341780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.27
€ 67.27
Paperback. The environment is currently a matter of international public and academic concern, but is often considered separately from health issues. This book brings together work from environmental and health historians to conceptualise the connection between environment and health at different times and in different geographical locations. Editor(s): Berridge, Virginia; Gorsky, Martin. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HBTQ; MBX; PDX; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349313228
- ISBN
- 9781349313228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.51
€ 64.51
The Codification of Medical Morality: Historical and Philosophical Stu...
. Ed(S): Baker, R. B.; Porter, R.; Porter, R.
Paperback. Editor(s): Baker, R. B.; Porter, R.; Porter, R. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HB; HPQ; MBDC; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1992
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048141937
- ISBN
- 9789048141937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 121.77
€ 121.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 221 pages, 113 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBGL; MBX; MMFM; PSG; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048161966
- ISBN
- 9789048161966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 110.35
€ 110.35
Hardcover. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBTM; MBX; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403986856
- ISBN
- 9781403986856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Observations on the Changes of the Air and the Concomitant Epidemical ...
Hillary, William. Ed(S): Hutson, J. Edward; F...
Observations on the Changes of the Air and the Concomitant Epidemical Diseases in the Island of Barbadoes was first published in 1759 in London. It is certainly the first comprehensive documentation of an epidemiological nature, in English, in the Caribbean, and justifies the title "first Caribbean epidemiologist" for Dr Hillary. Editor(s): Hutson, J. Edward; Fraser, Henry. Num Pages: 292 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 605.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of the West Indies Press Jamaica
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789766402631
- ISBN
- 9789766402631
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.92
€ 80.92
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science. Num Pages: 62 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, 10 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBX; PSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 62
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319546148
- ISBN
- 9783319546148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.97
€ 74.97