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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
€ 53.99€ 41.23
€ 53.99
€ 41.23
Paperback. A history of the controversial practice of self-experimentation. In telling the stories of pioneering researchers, the text offers a history of many of the most important medical advancements in recent years as well as centuries past - from anesthaesia to yellow fever to heart disease. Num Pages: 454 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBGR; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 166 x 30. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 454
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520212817
- ISBN
- 9780520212817
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.84
€ 38.99
€ 27.84
A history of the women who served Russia as wartime nurses during the Great War, featuring heretofore untold and highly compelling stories, filled with danger and deprivation, excitement and opportunity, sorrow and trauma, scandal and controversy. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; BK; HBWN; MBX; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700621255
- ISBN
- 9780700621255
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.89
€ 73.89
Paperback. First collected oral histories on tuberculosis in Canada's indigenous communities and the Indian Hospital System. Num Pages: 296 pages, 35 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSL9; MBX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 184
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888646507
- ISBN
- 9780888646507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.38
€ 34.99
€ 25.38
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442629615
- ISBN
- 9781442629615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.01
€ 60.01
Hardback. A fascinating narrative history of our major psychotropic drugs and the way in which they have shaped us from the author of Opening Skinner's Box. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: MBX; MMGW; MMH; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471136887
- ISBN
- 9781471136887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.41
€ 25.99
€ 17.41
Paperback. A fascinating narrative history of our major psychotropic drugs and the way in which they have shaped us from the author of Opening Skinner's Box. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: MBX; MMGW; MMH; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- Export
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471136894
- ISBN
- 9781471136894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.27
€ 19.99
€ 14.27
Hardback. Although the subject of federally mandated Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) has been extensively debated, we actually do not know much about what takes place when they convene. This book melds observations of IRB meetings with the history of how rules for the treatment of human subjects were formalized in the United States. Series: Morality and Society Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 13 halftones, 1 line drawing, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBDC; MBGR; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226770864
- ISBN
- 9780226770864
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.55€ 87.64
€ 107.55
€ 87.64
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
€ 56.67€ 51.39
€ 56.67
€ 51.39
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813564739
- ISBN
- 9780813564739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.25
€ 41.99
€ 41.25
Paperback. Between 1347 and 1352 an unknown and deadly disease, only much later known as the Black Death, swept across Europe, leaving an estimated 30-50 per cent of the population dead. This book deals with plague, particularly in Northern Europe, in various aspects: epidemiology, pattern of dispersion, demography, social consequences, and religious impact. Editor(s): Bisgaard, Lars; Sondergaard, Leif. Num Pages: 236 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DN; HBLC; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788776743895
- ISBN
- 9788776743895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.56
€ 24.99
€ 18.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 271 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 138 x 203 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062516442
- ISBN
- 9780062516442
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.29
€ 19.99
€ 18.29
Paperback. Heralded as the catalyst of the sexual revolution and the solution to global overpopulation, the contraceptive pill was one of the twentieth century's most important inventions. This title shows how its development and use have raised crucial questions about the relationship between science, medicine, technology, and society. Num Pages: 352 pages, 26 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNH4; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300167917
- ISBN
- 9780300167917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.16
€ 26.99
€ 20.16
Paperback. Focuses on a set of contemporary paintings in the traditional technique by the Nepalese artist Romio Shrestha and his assistants in Kathmandu. Editor(s): Williamson, Laila; Young, Serinity (American Museum of Natural History, USA). Num Pages: 248 pages, 88 color illus. BIC Classification: 1F; ACBP; AJC; GTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 304 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1030.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295988696
- ISBN
- 9780295988696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 43.98
€ 49.99
€ 43.98
Paperback. Essays from noted contributors trace the evolution of the neurological patient's role, treatment, and place in the history of medicine. Series: Rochester Studies in Medical History. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBX; MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580464758
- ISBN
- 9781580464758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.64
€ 37.99
€ 35.64
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580464512
- ISBN
- 9781580464512
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.96
€ 95.96
Paperback. Preserving on Paper is a critical edition of three seventeenth-century receipt books-handwritten manuals that included a combination of culinary recipes, medical remedies, and household tips which documented the work of women at home. Series: Studies in Book & Print Culture. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; DSB; HBT; MBX; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487520038
- ISBN
- 9781487520038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 37.94
€ 40.99
€ 37.94
Hardback. A history of port health and immigration at a critical moment of transformation at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth century Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFN; MBX; MJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719089657
- ISBN
- 9780719089657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.18
€ 146.18
Paperback. This authoritative new book offers a panoramic overview on health and healthy living from classical Antiquity through to the mid-nineteenth century. Klaus Bergdolt offers the reader a thoroughly researched and a well exemplified examination of the numerous historical manifestations of 'dietetics'. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745629148
- ISBN
- 9780745629148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.86
€ 25.99
€ 25.86
Hardback. This authoritative new book offers a panoramic overview on health and healthy living from classical Antiquity through to the mid-nineteenth century. Klaus Bergdolt offers the reader a thoroughly researched and a well exemplified examination of the numerous historical manifestations of 'dietetics'. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745629131
- ISBN
- 9780745629131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.06
€ 78.06