Medicine in Modern Britain 1780–1950 provides an introduction to the development of medicine in Britain from the end of the early modern period and through modern times. It is essential reading for students of the history of medicine in Britian.
Herbs and Healers from the Ancient Mediterranean through the Medieval West brings together eleven papers by leading scholars in ancient and medieval m..
Excavations of medical school and workhouse cemeteries undertaken in Britain in the last decade have unearthed fascinating new evidence for the way th..
In her study of the literature and medical treatises of Enlightenment France, McAlpin explores the belief that premature puberty in young urban girls ..
Bridging the gap between histories of medicine and political/institutional histories of the early modern crown, this book explores the relationship be..
This long-awaited new edition of Frank Mort's classic examines ideas of health and illness and their links to moral and immoral notions of sex, from 1..
The first book of its kind, Forensic Medicine in Western Society: A History provides an overview of the history of forensic medicine in the West from ..
Taking forward the debate on the role of institutions for treating and incarcerating the insane, this volume challenges recent scholarship and focuses..
This is the first book to provide a total history of and seriously analyze the British experiences during the flu pandemic of 1918-1919 which killed 4..
In 1918, a devastating world-wide influenza epidemic hit the United States. Killing over 600,000 Americans and causing the national death rate to jump..
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Madness: A History is a thorough and accessible account of madness from antiquity to modern times, offering a large-scale yet nuanced picture ..
This book presents a varied range of case studies and perspectives on the patterns, technologies and narratives of disease that can be identified in t..
This book is an examination of South African mental institutions and policy from 1939-1994. It examines how racial, gender and sexual discrimination a..