History of medicine

The central proposition of this book is that the great anatomists of the Renaissance, from Vesalius to Fabricius and Harvey - the forebears of modern scientific biology and medicine - consciously resurrected not merely the methods but also the research projects of Aristotle and other Ancients.

The eighteenth-century practitioners of anatomy saw their own period as 'the perfection of anatomy'.

The eighteenth-century practitioners of anatomy saw their own period as 'the perfection of anatomy'.

Between 1540 and 1654, The Byrth of Mankynde was a huge commercial success.

Between 1540 and 1654, The Byrth of Mankynde was a huge commercial success.

The pharmaceutical industry has changed beyond all recognition in the past 100 years.

The pharmaceutical industry has changed beyond all recognition in the past 100 years.

Classification is an important part of science, yet the specific methods used to construct Enlightenment systems of natural history have proven to be the bA te noir of studies of eighteenth-century culture.

Classification is an important part of science, yet the specific methods used to construct Enlightenment systems of natural history have proven to be the bA te noir of studies of eighteenth-century culture.

The early decades of the eighteenth century saw the appearance of a completely new type of surgical practitioner in France: the dentiste.

The early decades of the eighteenth century saw the appearance of a completely new type of surgical practitioner in France: the dentiste.

The British apprenticeship model of nurse training, developed under Florence Nightingale's influence from 1860 at St Thomas's Hospital, gained national and world-wide recognition.

The British apprenticeship model of nurse training, developed under Florence Nightingale's influence from 1860 at St Thomas's Hospital, gained national and world-wide recognition.

Histories of medicine and science are histories of political and social change, as well as accounts of the transformation of particular disciplines over time.

Histories of medicine and science are histories of political and social change, as well as accounts of the transformation of particular disciplines over time.

Historians have long recognized epidemics to be a significant, though sometimes hidden, factor in the fortunes of societies and civilizations.

Historians have long recognized epidemics to be a significant, though sometimes hidden, factor in the fortunes of societies and civilizations.

Much of contemporary medical theory and practice focuses on the identification of specific causes of disease.

Much of contemporary medical theory and practice focuses on the identification of specific causes of disease.

The seaside has always held a special position in British history as a place of rest, relaxation and recuperation.

The seaside has always held a special position in British history as a place of rest, relaxation and recuperation.

Veterinary medicine has long been recognized as one of the more neglected areas of medical history.

Veterinary medicine has long been recognized as one of the more neglected areas of medical history.

Chronicling the history of the Daughters of Charity through the seventeenth century, this study examines how the community's existence outside of convents helped to change the nature of women's religious communities and the early modern Catholic church.

Chronicling the history of the Daughters of Charity through the seventeenth century, this study examines how the community's existence outside of convents helped to change the nature of women's religious communities and the early modern Catholic church.

A fascinating case study of the complex psychic relationship between religion and madness in early seventeenth-century England, the narrative presented here is a rare, detailed autobiographical account of one woman's experience of mental disorder.

A fascinating case study of the complex psychic relationship between religion and madness in early seventeenth-century England, the narrative presented here is a rare, detailed autobiographical account of one woman's experience of mental disorder.

Well illustrated, accessibly presented, and drawing on a comprehensive range of historical documents, including British, German and other European images, and literary as well as non-literary texts (many previously unconsidered in this context), this study offers the first interdisciplinary gendered assessment of early modern performing itinerant healers (mountebanks, charlatans and quacksalvers).

Well illustrated, accessibly presented, and drawing on a comprehensive range of historical documents, including British, German and other European images, and literary as well as non-literary texts (many previously unconsidered in this context), this study offers the first interdisciplinary gendered assessment of early modern performing itinerant healers (mountebanks, charlatans and quacksalvers).

The four works in this volume are the only known exclusively medical texts written by women during the Restoration.

The four works in this volume are the only known exclusively medical texts written by women during the Restoration.

The care paradigm for people with HIV has shifted from managing progressive illness with a poor prognosis to managing a chronic condition.

The care paradigm for people with HIV has shifted from managing progressive illness with a poor prognosis to managing a chronic condition.

Why are certain places perceived to be therapeutic, to make people feel better about life, about themselves, and about their bodies?

Why are certain places perceived to be therapeutic, to make people feel better about life, about themselves, and about their bodies?

The Routledge History of Madness and Mental Health explores the history and historiography of madness from the ancient and medieval worlds to the present day.

The Routledge History of Madness and Mental Health explores the history and historiography of madness from the ancient and medieval worlds to the present day.

This book defines "e;translationality"e; by weaving a number of sub- and interdisciplinary interests through the medical humanities: medicine in literature, the translational history of medical literature, a medical (neuroscience) approach to literary translation and translational hermeneutics, and a humanities (phenomenological/performative) approach to translational medicine.

This book defines "e;translationality"e; by weaving a number of sub- and interdisciplinary interests through the medical humanities: medicine in literature, the translational history of medical literature, a medical (neuroscience) approach to literary translation and translational hermeneutics, and a humanities (phenomenological/performative) approach to translational medicine.

In Germanic and Nordic languages, the term for 'public health' literally translates to 'people's health', for example Volksgesundheit in German, folkhalsa in Swedish and kansanterveys in Finnish.

In Germanic and Nordic languages, the term for 'public health' literally translates to 'people's health', for example Volksgesundheit in German, folkhalsa in Swedish and kansanterveys in Finnish.

Disorder and Diagnosis offers a social and political history of medicine, disease, and public health in the Persian Gulf from the late nineteenth century until the 1973 oil boom.

The British anti-psychiatric group, which formed around R.

The British anti-psychiatric group, which formed around R.

Since the 1980s there has been a continual engagement with the history and the place of western medicine in colonial settings and non-western societies.

Since the 1980s there has been a continual engagement with the history and the place of western medicine in colonial settings and non-western societies.

This book examines the development of medical sciences in postcolonial Kenya, through the adventures and stories of the controversial Kalenjin scientist Davy Kiprotich Koech.

This book examines the development of medical sciences in postcolonial Kenya, through the adventures and stories of the controversial Kalenjin scientist Davy Kiprotich Koech.

First published in 2005, this encyclopedia demonstrates that the millennium from the fall of the Roman Empire to the Renaissance was a period of great intellectual and practical achievement and innovation.

First published in 2005, this encyclopedia demonstrates that the millennium from the fall of the Roman Empire to the Renaissance was a period of great intellectual and practical achievement and innovation.