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History of medicine
Hardcover. Combines modern and medieval approaches to intellectual disability, and engages with a very wide range of sources in order to fill a major gap in this relatively new field, and demonstrate that disability, illness and healthcare are embedded in daily life Series: Disability History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC1; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719096365
- ISBN
- 9780719096365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.38
€ 150.38
Hardback. By examining the psychiatric engagement with the works of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Nikolai Gogol, Leo Tolstoy, and the decadents and revolutionaries, Sirotkina provides a rich account of Russia's medical and literary history during this turbulent revolutionary period. Series: Medicine and Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; DSBF; DSBH; MBX; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801867828
- ISBN
- 9780801867828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.13
€ 65.13
Hardback. Provides an illustrated account of changes in our perception of what the heart does and what it means. This book explores the symbolic significance of the heart in ancient Egypt, China, India and Greece, its role in Aztec ceremony and its place in the medieval world. It considers the centrality of the heart in Christianity and other religions. Editor(s): Peto, James. Series: Wellcome Trust Collection. Num Pages: 256 pages, 50 b&w illustrations, 80 colour images. BIC Classification: HBTB; MBX; MJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1157.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300125108
- ISBN
- 9780300125108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.94
€ 29.94
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 474 pages, 46 halftones 12 line illus. 23 tables. BIC Classification: BGT; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 474
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691606965
- ISBN
- 9780691606965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 137.12
€ 137.12
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 474 pages, 46 halftones 12 line illus. 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGT; MBG; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 474
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691635644
- ISBN
- 9780691635644
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 297.12
€ 297.12
Paperback. Praise for The Lobotomist "Written with such clarity and engaging detail that a reader has difficulty in putting it down. " --The New York Review of Books "One of the many virtues of El-Hai's text is the rich detail he provides about Freeman's life and ideas. " --Los Angeles Times "Fascinating.. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470098301
- ISBN
- 9780470098301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.26
€ 20.99
€ 18.26
Paperback. As American women make decisions about anesthesia today, Deliver Me from Pain offers them insight into how women made this choice in the past and why each generation of mothers has made dramatically different decisions. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12, 8 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBX; MJTF; MMBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421405728
- ISBN
- 9781421405728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.37
€ 43.37
As American women make decisions about anesthesia today, Deliver Me from Pain offers them insight into how women made this choice in the past and why each generation of mothers has made dramatically different decisions. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12, 8 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBX; MJTF; MMBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801891106
- ISBN
- 9780801891106
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813561752
- ISBN
- 9780813561752
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.51
€ 165.51
Paperback. Thus does Dent, a little-known Supreme Court case, influence how Americans receive health care more than a hundred years after the fact. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LNTJ; MBN; MBX; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 226 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421411422
- ISBN
- 9781421411422
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.80
€ 33.80
Hardback. Thus does Dent, a little-known Supreme Court case, influence how Americans receive health care more than a hundred years after the fact. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: LNTJ; MBN; MBX; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421411415
- ISBN
- 9781421411415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.56
€ 66.56
paperback. This text establishes historical context for the contemporary debate over the role of unconventional medicine in health care by examining the evolution of the major alternative systems in America from 1800 onwards. Num Pages: 384 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBX; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press USA United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195171624
- ISBN
- 9780195171624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.58
€ 65.58
Hardback. A comprehensive history of the social and political aspects of vaccination in the United States, this work tells the story of how vaccination became a widely accepted public health measure over the course of the twentieth century. It examines the strategies that health officials have used to gain public acceptance of vaccines. Series: California/ Milbank Books on Health & the Public. Num Pages: 349 pages, 22 b&w illlustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; MBN; MBX; MJCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 349
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520247499
- ISBN
- 9780520247499
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.05
€ 115.05
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801842085
- ISBN
- 9780801842085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.69
€ 35.99
€ 31.69
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBX; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691646855
- ISBN
- 9780691646855
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.30
€ 151.30
Hardback. Series: Collection on Technology and Work. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1. BIC Classification: MBX; MNB; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801441592
- ISBN
- 9780801441592
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.41
€ 85.41
Paperback. Olson concludes that, although it has not yet been conquered, breast cancer is no longer the story of individual women struggling alone against a mysterious and deadly foe. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801880643
- ISBN
- 9780801880643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.61
€ 27.99
€ 24.61
A cancer survivor who has himself been treated at the center, Olson imbues this history with humor, passion, and humanity. Num Pages: 408 pages, 23, 23 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; MBX; MJCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801890567
- ISBN
- 9780801890567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.79
€ 50.79
Paperback. Inventing the Feeble Mind explores the history of intellectual disability from its several identifications in the United States over the past 200 years: idiocy, imbecility, feeblemindedness, mental deficiency and defectiveness, mental retardation, and most recently intellectual disability. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBX; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 264 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199396184
- ISBN
- 9780199396184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.34
€ 76.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 85. BIC Classification: MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801489587
- ISBN
- 9780801489587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.84
€ 23.99
€ 21.84