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History of medicine

Hardcover.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
576
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996793
ISBN
9780674996793
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.67

Hardcover. In Method of Medicine, Galen (129--199 CE) provides a comprehensive and influential account of the principles of treating injury and disease. Enlivening the detailed case studies are many theoretical and polemical discussions, acute social commentary, and personal reflections. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 624 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1QDA; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 115 x 31. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
624
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996526
ISBN
9780674996526
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.76

Hardcover.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
592
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1 Blg
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674996809
ISBN
9780674996809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.48

Hardback. A non-specialist history of antibiotics, including penicillin, streptomycin and others. Wainwright discusses the antecedents of modern antibiotics and the antiquity of moulds to treat infection. He concludes with a discussion on recent developments in modern antibiotic research. Num Pages: 288 pages, index. BIC Classification: MBX; PDX; PSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631164920
ISBN
9780631164920
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.72

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

€ 54.66
€ 50.27

Paperback. Bringing together colorful historical vignettes, social and anthropological theory, and quantitative analyses, this title examines these interactions between the Khmer, Cham, and Vietnamese of Cambodia and the French, documenting the differences in their understandings of medicine. Num Pages: 280 pages, 19 halftones, 4 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1FMC; 3JJ; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226031644
ISBN
9780226031644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.36

Paperback. Lindee's pathbreaking study shows the interdependence of technical and social parameters in contemporary biomedicine. Num Pages: 284 pages, 8, 7 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: MBX; MFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 421.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801891014
ISBN
9780801891014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.04

Paperback. Broad in scope and sweep, Hamlin's study is a reflection of how the meanings of diseases continue to shift, affecting not only the identities we create but often our ability to survive. Series: Johns Hopkins Biographies of Disease. Num Pages: 400 pages, 20, 11 black & white halftones, 9 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421415024
ISBN
9781421415024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.74

Paperback. Motility, relating to the vital energy of the human tissues, is a basic concept in osteopathy. This book presents a simple and systematic definition of motility, based on the movement of all of the body's structures during embryogenesis. Num Pages: 176 pages, About 130 2-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: MBX; MXH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 170. .
Publisher
Handspring Publishing Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909141667
ISBN
9781909141667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.28

Hardcover. A remarkable history of midwifery in the eighteenth century. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; HBJD1; HBTB; MBX; MQD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 176 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1238.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781381410
ISBN
9781781381410
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 176.16

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

€ 61.05

Hardback. Editor(s): Price, Campbell; Forshaw, Roger; Chamberlain, Andrew; Nicholson, Paul. Num Pages: 520 pages, 10 maps, 17 colour illustrations, 122 black & white illustrations, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG; MBX; PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 248 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1070.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784992439
ISBN
9781784992439
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.63

Hardback. It is a must-read for forensic scientists, historians, and true crime devotees alike. Num Pages: 248 pages, 37, 37 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JKVF1; LAQ; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421420400
ISBN
9781421420400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.14

Paperback. The human stories behind disease, plagues and epidemics and their deadly impact through history. Num Pages: 608 pages, Colour plate section. BIC Classification: HBTB; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Quercus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782069430
ISBN
9781782069430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.40

hardcover. Mystical Bedlam explores the social history of insanity of early seventeenth-century England by means of a detailed analysis of the records of Richard Napier. Series: Cambridge Studies in the History of Medicine. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: MBX. Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 655. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTS0036157
ISBN
9780521231701
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.65

Paperback. Narrative medicine has emerged in response to a health care system that places corporate and bureaucratic concerns over the needs of patients. Charon argues that by making genuine contact with patients through storytelling, narrative medicine leads to more humane, ethical, and effective health care. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBP; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195340228
ISBN
9780195340228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.29

Hardcover. .
Publisher
TROPZAM
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956059833
ISBN
9780956059833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.04

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

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

€ 51.72

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

€ 129.24

Paperback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian in. Num Pages: 394 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSL3; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226379401
ISBN
9780226379401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.33

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

€ 44.49

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

€ 84.97

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

€ 150.67

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