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History of medicine
Hardcover. This is the biography of William Beaumont, a 19th century doctor whose pioneering research on human digestion gained him international renown as a physiologist. The book details his medical career in the army, his experiments and research, and his publications. Series: Missouri Biography S. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; MBX; MFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826210524
- ISBN
- 9780826210524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.51€ 63.10
€ 68.51
€ 63.10
Hardback. This book examines the role of music and music-making in the medical, spiritual and civic management of plague in the Renaissance. Num Pages: 345 pages, 10 b/w illus. 99 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGC2; AVGD; HBJD; MBX; VXW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 345
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107109254
- ISBN
- 9781107109254
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.97
€ 118.97
Hardcover. An incisive and startling international review of the evolution of dentistry from the Bronze Age to the present day, presented in a gorgeous package Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPN; MBX; MMD; WJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170. .
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500519110
- ISBN
- 9780500519110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.46
€ 33.99
€ 28.46
Paperback. Maintaining the caring professions' high standards of humanism requires the transmission of the wisdom that comes with experience, and this second edition of stories, anecdotes, and biographies from the world of healing is full of inspiring examples. Num Pages: 181 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBPC; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 243.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 181
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461451693
- ISBN
- 9781461451693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.86
€ 49.86
Paperback. Today, astonishing surgical breakthroughs are making face transplants, limb transplants and a host of other previously undreamed of operations possible. Accompanying a BBC series, this book tells the story of stolen corpses, medical fraud, lobotomized patients - and the courageous advances that have saved the lives of millions around the world. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: MBX; MN; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 27. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785940248
- ISBN
- 9781785940248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.78
€ 26.99
€ 18.78
paperback. Tells the story of how the traumatic victim became culturally and politically respectable, and how trauma itself became an unassailable moral category. Revealing how trauma has come to authenticate the suffering of victims, this title provides critical perspective on some of the moral and political issues at stake in the contemporary world. Translator(s): Gomme, Rachel. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBX; MMH; MMKB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780691137537
- ISBN
- 9780691137537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 16.78
€ 29.99
€ 16.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBLH; MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 29. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138934009
- ISBN
- 9781138934009
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.21
€ 58.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 357 pages, 38 black & white illustrations, 91 colour illustrations, 3 black & white tables, 79 colou. BIC Classification: MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319290539
- ISBN
- 9783319290539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.63
€ 64.63
Paperback. This book covers topics such as how physicians became physicians, how everyday medical terms evolved, both good and bad experiences in medicine. The material presented here is not only easily comprehended but can be used in the day to day life of a physician. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 144 x 13. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008. 2nd printing 2009
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441916198
- ISBN
- 9781441916198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.09
€ 65.09
Num Pages: 251 pages, 52 black & white illustrations, 48 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 240 x 14. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493913343
- ISBN
- 9781493913343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.95
€ 64.95
Paperback. In the eighteenth century, the Western world viewed circumcision as an embarrassing disfigurement peculiar to Jews. Why does circumcision usually mean circumcision of infants? Why does the pressure for health circumcision continue? This book offers essential background to the debates about the medical, ethical, and social aspects of circumcision. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JHBT; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226101101
- ISBN
- 9780226101101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.51
€ 33.99
€ 26.51
Paperback. A memoir of American, Jewish military doctor fighting on the frontlines and caring for the injured in WWII. It documents the almost unbearable drama of ground gained and lives lost as well as the terrible human toll of battle on the author, his comrades, and civilians quite literally caught in the crossfire. Num Pages: 192 pages, 33 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: BM; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803218833
- ISBN
- 9780803218833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.31
€ 17.99
€ 17.31
Paperback. Beginning with a history of mass hysteria and social delusions, this work differentiates between the two and investigates mass hysteria in closed settings such as work and school, and mass hysteria in communities with incidents such as gassings, Pokemon illnesses in Japan and medieval dance. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: JMH; MBX; VFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Mcfarland & Company Inc Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786409976
- ISBN
- 9780786409976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.66
€ 55.66
paperback. An account of death and illness in the White House. It shows that modern presidents - including Coolidge, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Reagan - all suffered from debilitating medical problems, physical and/or psychological. It examines how they concealed this and the effects on their political lives. Num Pages: 353 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JPHC; JPQ; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 353
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823218370
- ISBN
- 9780823218370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 41.09
€ 45.99
€ 41.09
Hardback. An account of death and illness in the White House. It shows that modern presidents - including Coolidge, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Reagan - all suffered from debilitating medical problems, physical and/or psychological. It examines how they concealed this and the effects on their political lives. Num Pages: 353 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JPHC; JPQ; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 353
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823218363
- ISBN
- 9780823218363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.73
€ 114.73
Hardback. Drawing on the expertise of historical, literary and philosophical scholarship, practicing physicians, and the medical humanities this is a true interdisciplinary collaboration, styled as a history. It explores pain at the intersection of the living, suffering body, and the discursive cultural webs that entangle it in its specific moment. Editor(s): Boddice, Robert Gregory. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Emotions. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 3J; HBLL; HBTB; MBX; MMBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 222 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137372420
- ISBN
- 9781137372420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.61
€ 122.61
Paperback. Presents evidence of frightening medical scandals in the White House. This work covers malpractice, missing public records, and politically motivated cover-ups that have hidden severe presidential illnesses from the American people. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPQ; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826210654
- ISBN
- 9780826210654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.54
€ 35.99
€ 30.54
Hardback. A collection of letters describing the day-to-day work and experiences of a doctor at the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota during the mid-1950s. Editor(s): Collins, Cary C.; Mutschler, Charles V. Num Pages: 448 pages, 13 b&w photos, 5 maps, 4 figures, appendix. BIC Classification: 1KBBNS; 3JJP; BJ; JFSL9; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803226258
- ISBN
- 9780803226258
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.00
€ 53.00
Paperback. This Latin reader consists of 67 passages drawn from ancient, medieval and early modern works on medical subjects. The texts are equipped with introductory comments in English, and notes designed to aid the student and introduce them to the universality of Latin. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; CF; CJBR; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819197665
- ISBN
- 9780819197665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 115.11
€ 115.11
Hardback. This path--breaking book examines our attitudes to the senses from antiquity through to the present day. Robert Jutte explores a wealth of different traditions, images, metaphors and ideas that have survived through time and describes how sensual impressions change the way in which we experience the world. Translator(s): Lynn, James. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745629575
- ISBN
- 9780745629575
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.41
€ 77.41