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History of medicine
Hardcover. Despite its safety and efficacy, emergency contraception (EC) continues to spark political controversy worldwide. In this edited volume, authors explore how emergency contraception has been received, interpreted, and politicized, through the in-depth examination of the journey of EC in 16 individual countries. Editor(s): Foster, Angel M.; Wynn, L. L. Num Pages: 341 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFMA; JPVH; MBNH4; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230102828
- ISBN
- 9780230102828
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.43
€ 128.43
Hardcover. Following the testing of therapeutic sera, the quantified evaluation of a pharmaceutical's efficacy became a key feature of medicine in the twentieth century. The case studies in this volume offer comparisons across Europe, from the diphtheria antitoxin in the late 1800s to the introduction of the Salk polio vaccine in the 1950s. Editor(s): Gradmann, Christoph; Simon, Professor Jonathan. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBX; MMG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230202818
- ISBN
- 9780230202818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.15
€ 67.15
Hardcover. This collection takes the perspective that the historiography of science, technology, and medicine needs a broader approach toward regulation. The authors explore the distinct social worlds involved in regulation, the forms of evidence and expertise mobilized, and means of intervention chosen to tame drugs in factories, consulting rooms and courts. Editor(s): Gaudilliere, Jean-Paul; Hess, Volker. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; KNDP; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230301962
- ISBN
- 9780230301962
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.77
€ 128.77
Hardcover. Exploring aspects of Irish medical history, from the nature and proposed remedies for various illnesses in eighteenth century Ireland, to the treatment of influenza in twentieth-century Ireland, this book shows how the cultures of medical care evolved over three centuries. Editor(s): Luddy, Maria; Cox, Catherine. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 199 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230535862
- ISBN
- 9780230535862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardcover. An annotated edition of a landmark study in the history of psychology, including extensive essays and other critical apparatus that place Antoine Despine's work in its proper historical and scientific context. Editor(s): McKeown, Joanne M.; Fine, Catherine G. Num Pages: 260 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBX; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230608672
- ISBN
- 9780230608672
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. This is the first book to address the history of psychiatry under Communism in Central and Eastern Europe, from the Soviet Union to East Germany. It brings together new research addressing understandings of mental health and disorder, treatments and therapies, and the interplay between politics, ideology and psychiatry. Editor(s): Marks, Sarah; Savelli, Mat. Series: Mental Health in Historical Perspective. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; MBPK; MBX; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137490919
- ISBN
- 9781137490919
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.53
€ 149.53
Hardcover. Editor(s): Rousseau, G. S.; Herwig, Malte; Haycock, David B. Num Pages: 343 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSB; HBTB; JFC; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403912923
- ISBN
- 9781403912923
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.43
€ 128.43
Hardcover. Editor(s): Usborne, Cornelie; Blecourt, Willem de. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403915696
- ISBN
- 9781403915696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.03
€ 67.03
Hardcover. Editor(s): Mahone, Sloan; Vaughan, Megan. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR; MBX; MMH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403947116
- ISBN
- 9781403947116
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.15
€ 128.15
Hardcover. Editor(s): Alberti, Fay Bound. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403985378
- ISBN
- 9781403985378
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.66
€ 66.66
Hardcover. Editor(s): Timmermann, Carsten; Anderson, Julie. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 298 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBG; MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403986443
- ISBN
- 9781403986443
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.29
€ 128.29
Paperback. A disturbing look at the dark side of the liberal welfare state, Separate Beds reveals a history of racism and negligence in health care for Canada's First Nations that should never be forgotten. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; JFSL9; MBP; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442613867
- ISBN
- 9781442613867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.47
€ 38.99
€ 35.47
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
€ 67.60
€ 67.60
Paperback. A detailed account of Kristy Duncan's experiences as she organized a multi-national, multi-discipline scientific expedition to exhume the bodies of a group of Norwegian miners, victims of the 1918 Spanish flu. Num Pages: 304 pages, 14 halftones, 5 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3JJG; MBN; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802094568
- ISBN
- 9780802094568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.25
€ 36.99
€ 33.25
Paperback. Over the last five centuries, the development of modern weapons and warfare has created an entirely new set of challenges for practitioners in the field of military medicine. Between Flesh and Steel traces the development of military medicine from the Middle Ages to the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: HBW; MBX; MMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612348223
- ISBN
- 9781612348223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
paperback. This guide offers 15 walks through the old medical Vienna: Freud's private practice and apartment, the workplaces of famous physicians, the old General Hospital, and more. Little-known details and anecdotes are included as well as a short history and some gourmet tips. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AMVD; HB; MBX; MQP; VFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 120 x 13. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer Austria
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783211489499
- ISBN
- 9783211489499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.03
€ 78.03
Hardback. One hundred years ago, Cecile and Oskar Vogt envisaged developments in molecular genetics and laid the foundation for modern, genetically oriented neuroscience. This title presents a picture of their personalities, which includes their struggles against the rigid rules of society, and political suppression. Series: Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement. Num Pages: 152 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: BG; MBX; MFN; MJN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 284 x 223 x 15. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag GmbH Austria
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783211837986
- ISBN
- 9783211837986
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.59
€ 68.59
Paperback. Ethics in Medicine Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBX; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319010434
- ISBN
- 9783319010434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Hardcover. The Discourse of Sensibility Editor(s): Lloyd, Henry Martyn. Series: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 227 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319027012
- ISBN
- 9783319027012
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.03
€ 128.03
Hardcover. In a penetrating new biography of the Mauritian-born neurologist whose discoveries changed the scientific landscape, the author unravels the torment suffered by a genius driven by the unceasing conflict between his personal and professional identities. Num Pages: 281 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBX; MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319030197
- ISBN
- 9783319030197
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.63
€ 128.63