History of medicine

Treatments of the reception of Darwinism have focused on Western Europe and North America.

The war in Vietnam was an ethical minefield for the medical humanitarians who volunteered to treat the injured and dying.

Technology and the Welfare State (1991) explores the relationship between technological innovation, welfare and levels of economic activity.

Technology and the Welfare State (1991) explores the relationship between technological innovation, welfare and levels of economic activity.

The war in Vietnam was an ethical minefield for the medical humanitarians who volunteered to treat the injured and dying.

First published in 1988, this biography of William Turner aims to present a balanced account of his career, writings, and, above all, Turner as a person.

Oh, you hurt me, Sir!

Inspired by the ideas contained in the newly recovered ancient sources, Renaissance humanists questioned the traditional teachings of universities.

Hippocratic Lives and Legends examines the ideal of the ancient physician and processes of biographical fiction that shaped the legend of Hippocrates.

The significance of the Regius Chair of Military Surgery that existed in the University of Edinburgh from 1806-55 is discussed in detail for the first time in this book.