History of medicine
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History of medicine
Hardback. Written for historians, sociologists, and anthropologists of science and medicine, as well as bioethics scholars, physicians, geneticists, and families affected by genetic conditions, Life Histories of Genetic Disease is a profound exploration of the scientific culture surrounding malformation and mutation. Num Pages: 280 pages, 24, 24 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: MBX; MFN; MJCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421420745
- ISBN
- 9781421420745
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.79
€ 50.79
Paperback. In this controversial new account of the history of medicine, David Wootton argues that, from the fifth century BC until the 1930s, doctors actually did more harm than good, and asks just how much harm they still do today. Num Pages: 336 pages, 32 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 19. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199212798
- ISBN
- 9780199212798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.57
€ 23.99
€ 17.57
Paperback. Tells the story of the terrifying cholera epidemic that engulfed London in 1854, and the two unlikely heroes - anesthetist Doctor John Snow and affable clergyman Reverend Henry Whitehead - who defeated the disease through a combination of local knowledge, scientific research and map-making. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBTB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141029368
- ISBN
- 9780141029368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.78
€ 15.99
€ 11.78
Paperback. Editor(s): Dudgeon, R. E. Num Pages: 493 pages. BIC Classification: MBX; MX; VXHH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- B Jain Publishers Pvt Ltd India
- Number of pages
- 493
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788131901854
- ISBN
- 9788131901854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.20
€ 15.99
€ 12.20
Hardcover. Analyzes the Italian case study with the intention of discussing several fundamental themes of the comparative history of eugenics: the importance of the Latin eugenic model; the relationship between eugenics and fascism; the influence of Catholicism on the eugenic discourse and the complex links between genetics and eugenics. Translator(s): O'Loughlin, Erin. Series: CEU Press Studies in the History of Medicine. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Publisher
- Central European University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789639776838
- ISBN
- 9789639776838
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.71
€ 169.71
Paperback. The story of pain and suffering since the eighteenth century. Prize-winning historian Joanna Bourke charts how our understanding of pain (and how to cope with it) has changed completely over the last three centuries. Num Pages: 416 pages, 31 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 3J; HBTB; JFCX; MBX; MMBP; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199689439
- ISBN
- 9780199689439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.15
€ 17.99
€ 14.15
Hardcover. Examining the complex dynamics of medical treatment options and the variable character of surgical technologies, this volume broadens and transcends the notion of technological innovation. Num Pages: 264 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBX; MN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580465946
- ISBN
- 9781580465946
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.25
€ 128.25
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€ 18.86
€ 26.99
€ 18.86
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198727514
- ISBN
- 9780198727514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.13
€ 17.99
€ 14.13
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719059940
- ISBN
- 9780719059940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.83
€ 20.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 428 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFHC; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Trine Day
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634240307
- ISBN
- 9781634240307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.19
€ 20.99
€ 20.19
Hardback. Malaria has existed in Greece since prehistoric times. Its prevalence fluctuated depending on climatic, socioeconomic and political changes. The book focuses on the factors that contributed to the spreading of the disease in the years between independent statehood in 1830 and the elimination of malaria in the 1970s. Series: CEU Press Studies in the History of Medicine. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVG; MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
- Publisher
- Central European University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9786155211980
- ISBN
- 9786155211980
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.15
€ 159.15
Paperback. Virus Hunt is a tale of scientific endeavour. Tracing the fascinating twenty year quest to find the origin of the virus that causes AIDS, Dorothy H. Crawford takes us on a journey around the world, to recount the vital research that eventually unravelled how, when, and where the virus first infected humans. Num Pages: 272 pages, A number of black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBX; MJCJ2; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198743873
- ISBN
- 9780198743873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.13
€ 30.13
Hardback. Presents a radically new view of the role of science and scientific methodology in the colonies. It explores the role of snakes, snakebite and snake venom in the emerging science of nineteenth-century Australia and India, the neglected significance of inter-colony exchanges and conflicts and the importance of vivisection to science. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 216 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JH; MBX; MMGT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781526101440
- ISBN
- 9781526101440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.82
€ 150.82
Paperback. Connecting laboratory research, clinical medicine, social theory, and lived experience, Intolerant Bodies reveals how doctors and patients have come to terms, often reluctantly, with this novel and puzzling mechanism of disease causation. Series: Johns Hopkins Biographies of Disease. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: MBX; MJCM; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421415338
- ISBN
- 9781421415338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.29
€ 31.99
€ 30.29
Paperback. For over two thousand years, attitudes to menopause have created dread, shame and confusion. This book traces the history of 'the change of life' from its appearance in classical texts, to the medical literature of the 18th century, to contemporary clinical approaches. It redresses the myths and captures the truths about menopause. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBX; VFDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847081711
- ISBN
- 9781847081711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.70
€ 13.99
€ 10.70
Hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages, photos, drawings & case notes. BIC Classification: HBWN; HBWQ; MBX; MMDS; MNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1074.
- Publisher
- Otago University Press New Zealand
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781877578397
- ISBN
- 9781877578397
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.81
€ 35.99
€ 26.81
Paperback. Nemesius' treatise "On the Nature of Man" is an important text for historians of ancient thought, not only as a much-quarried source of evidence for earlier works, but also as an indication of intellectual life in the late fourth century AD. This title provides a compendium of theological anthropology with a Christian orientation. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846311321
- ISBN
- 9781846311321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.81
€ 44.81
Paperback. Shows how an epistemological focus can add depth to the history of medicine and complexity to accounts of scientific discovery Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: MBX; MJC; MMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823242504
- ISBN
- 9780823242504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.42
€ 32.99
€ 29.42
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€ 25.65
€ 34.99
€ 25.65
Paperback. This book is the first to fully explore the history of autism. Through in-depth discussions with leading professionals and pioneers working in the field, A History of Autism provides an unprecedented insight into the historical changes in the perception of autism and approaches to its treatment. Num Pages: 398 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: MBX; MJNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 398
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405186537
- ISBN
- 9781405186537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.79
€ 50.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; HBTB; MBX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403946935
- ISBN
- 9781403946935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.78
€ 49.78
Hardcover. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; MBX; VXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1096.
- Publisher
- Wisdom Publications,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 600
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861714674
- ISBN
- 9780861714674
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.53€ 50.27
€ 55.53
€ 50.27
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 264 x 308 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1776.
- Publisher
- Dorling Kindersley Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241225967
- ISBN
- 9780241225967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 27.76
€ 33.99
€ 27.76