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History of medicine
Hardback. It is a must-read for historians of medicine and scholars in women's studies and political history, as well as for naturopaths and all readers interested in alternative medicine. Num Pages: 416 pages, 4 black & white halftones, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBX; MX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421419039
- ISBN
- 9781421419039
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.89
€ 53.89
Hardcover. Tells the story of how Chinese medicine was transformed from the antithesis of modernity in the early twentieth century into a potent symbol of and vehicle for China's exploration of its own modernity half a century later. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. Num Pages: 376 pages, 4 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226169880
- ISBN
- 9780226169880
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.53€ 78.29
€ 94.53
€ 78.29
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
€ 44.39
€ 44.39
Hardback. This book explores the transnational character of tropical medicine as it was practiced in Europe and Africa in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBX; MMRT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804778138
- ISBN
- 9780804778138
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.60
€ 94.60
Hardback. Examines the experiences of First World War nurses through their own writings, offering fresh insights into the reality of industrial warfare. Series: Nursing History and Humanities. Num Pages: 284 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBWN; MBX; MQCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784992521
- ISBN
- 9781784992521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.24
€ 158.24
Paperback. 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: 296 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; MBX; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226137841
- ISBN
- 9780226137841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.21
€ 23.99
€ 19.21
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€ 41.66
€ 53.99
€ 41.66
Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages, 14 Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP31; MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822944492
- ISBN
- 9780822944492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.71
€ 54.71
Hardcover. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; MBX; MMH; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 31. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226275543
- ISBN
- 9780226275543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.72€ 48.47
€ 56.72
€ 48.47
hardcover. Marks the Arabic manuscript with English translation that has been available to a modern audience in any form. Translator(s): Bos, Gerrit; Langermann, Y. Tzvi. Series: Medical Works of Moses Maimonides. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Brigham Young University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Translation, Bilingual
- SKU
- V9780842528375
- ISBN
- 9780842528375
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.08€ 71.13
€ 85.08
€ 71.13
Hardcover. In the three works in this volume, "On the Constitution of the Art of Medicine," "The Art of Medicine," and "A Method of Medicine to Glaucon," the physician, philosopher, scientist, and medical historian Galen of Pergamum covers fundamental aspects of his practice in a lucid and engaging style. Translator(s): Johnston, Ian (University of New England). Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674997004
- ISBN
- 9780674997004
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.68
€ 33.99
€ 28.68
Hardcover. The history of children's heart surgery told through the stories of patients and their families Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: MBX; MJW; MNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Elliott & Thompson Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783962273
- ISBN
- 9781783962273
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 15.98
€ 23.99
€ 15.98
Paperback. Details the health issues faced by the Corps of Discovery on the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition. Num Pages: 360 pages, 40 illustrations, 1 map, 2 appendixes. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; MBX; WTLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803235113
- ISBN
- 9780803235113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.07
€ 25.99
€ 24.07
Hardback. Ordered to Care examines the ideology, practice, and efforts at reforming American nursing from 1850-1945. Series: Cambridge Studies in the History of Medicine. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: MBX. Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 528. Good copy 8vo Illustrated. The History of Nursing and Hospital Histories.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0304594
- ISBN
- 9780521256049
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 45.00
€ 45.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 293 pages. BIC Classification: MBX; MJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 180. .
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634857819
- ISBN
- 9781634857819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.51€ 90.95
€ 120.51
€ 90.95
Paperback. At a time when clinical care and biomedical research generate as much angst as they offer cures, this volume provides valuable insight into how the practice of medicine has evolved, where it is going, and how lessons from history can improve its prognosis. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801887161
- ISBN
- 9780801887161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.04
€ 29.99
€ 25.04
Hardback. Why and how did the Black Death pandemic happen in the first place? When and where did it begin? How was it sustained? What was its full geographic extent? And when did it really end? This groundbreaking volume reveals all. Editor(s): Green, Monica. Series: ARC Medieval Press - The Medieval Globe. Num Pages: 334 pages, 3 black and white; 15 full color. BIC Classification: HBLC1; MBX; MJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- Arc Medieval Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781942401001
- ISBN
- 9781942401001
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.81
€ 161.81
Paperback. Editor(s): Goodrick-Clarke, Nicholas. Translator(s): Goodrick-Clarke, Nicholas. Num Pages: 206 pages, b&w. BIC Classification: HPCB; MBX; VXWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Books,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556433160
- ISBN
- 9781556433160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.69
€ 25.99
€ 17.69
Theophrastus von Hohenheim (1493-1541), better known as Paracelsus, was a physician, natural magician and commentator on the social and religious issues of his day. This work considers Paracelsus' life and works, and explores his advocacy for total reform of the clerical, legal, and medical professions. Num Pages: 330 pages, 8 b/w. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPCB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300139112
- ISBN
- 9780300139112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.53
€ 43.99
€ 31.53
Paperback. Arikha intertwines the histories of medicine, science, psychology, and philosophy in this 2,500-year journey that explores the origins of humours in ancient Greece to the present day. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780060731175
- ISBN
- 9780060731175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.53
€ 18.99
€ 18.53