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History of medicine

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

€ 33.99
€ 28.99

Paperback. Essays from noted contributors trace the evolution of the neurological patient's role, treatment, and place in the history of medicine. Series: Rochester Studies in Medical History. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBX; MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580464758
ISBN
9781580464758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.59

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; JMH; JMP; MBPK; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231172301
ISBN
9780231172301
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.76

Hardback. Num Pages: 704 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, 1 figures. BIC Classification: HRAM3; HRAX; HRE; HREC; MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231179942
ISBN
9780231179942
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.48
€ 131.06

Hardback. The cigarette is the deadliest artifact in the history of human civilization. It is also one of the most beguiling, thanks to more than a century of manipulation at the hands of tobacco industry chemists. This title explores how the cigarette came to be the most widely-used drug on the planet, with six trillion sticks sold per year. Num Pages: 752 pages, 40 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JFFH1; KNDF1; MBX; MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 227 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1170. Origins of the Cigarette Catastrophe and the Case for Abolition. 752 pages, Illustrations. The cigarette is the deadliest artifact in the history of human civilization. It is also one of the most beguiling, thanks to more than a century of manipulation at the hands of tobacco industry chemists. This title explores how the cigarette came to be the most widely-used drug on the planet, with six trillion sticks sold per year. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFFH1; KNDF1; MBX; MMZR. Dimension: 162 x 227 x 53. Weight: 1154.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
752
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270169
ISBN
9780520270169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 39.99

Hardback. These "images of the fetus may be produced by machines,the authors write, "but they live vividly in the human imagination." Num Pages: 336 pages, 17, 15 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBX; MJT; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421407937
ISBN
9781421407937
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.71

Paperback. "Excellent.. Tucker's chronicle of the world of 17th-century science in London and Paris is fascinating."-The Economist Num Pages: 336 pages, 33 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; 3JF; MBX; MMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393342239
ISBN
9780393342239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.69

Paperback. An up-to-date survey of medieval Islamic medicine offering new insights to the role of medicine and physicians in medieval Islamic culture. Series: The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys. Num Pages: 240 pages, 22, b&w. BIC Classification: 1QFM; 3F; 3H; JFSR2; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 366. Series: The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys. 240 pages, 22, b&w. An up-to-date survey of medieval Islamic medicine offering new insights to the role of medicine and physicians in medieval Islamic culture. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1QFM; 3F; 3H; JFSR2; MBX. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 13. Weight: 366.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
n
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748620678
ISBN
9780748620678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.13

Paperback. The peculiar history of prosthetic devices sheds light on the relationship between technological change and the civilizing process of modernity, and analyzes the concrete materials of prosthetics which carry with them ideologies of body, ideals, body politics, and culture. Editor(s): Ott, Katherine; Serlin, David; Mihm, Stephen. Num Pages: 359 pages, halftones, 68 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; MBX; MQWP; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
New York University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814761984
ISBN
9780814761984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. Praise for The Lobotomist "Written with such clarity and engaging detail that a reader has difficulty in putting it down. " --The New York Review of Books "One of the many virtues of El-Hai's text is the rich detail he provides about Freeman's life and ideas. " --Los Angeles Times "Fascinating.. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470098301
ISBN
9780470098301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.45

Hardback. This book charts the progress of the Royal College of Surgeons through 500 years of change, both in the College itself and in the external local, national and international contexts. Num Pages: 360 pages, 91 illustrations, (27 colour ). BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 271 x 222 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1876.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
360
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748615674
ISBN
9780748615674
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.94
€ 103.50

Paperback. The story of mankind's struggle against polio is compelling, exciting and full of twists and pardoxes. One of the grand challenges of modern medicine, it was a battleground between good and bad science. Gareth Williams takes an original view of the journey to understanding and defeating polio. Num Pages: 354 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBL; HBTB; JFF; MBX; MJ; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 575.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
354
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349452927
ISBN
9781349452927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.63

Hardback. The concept of specific receptors for drugs, hormones and transmitters lies at the very heart of biomedicine. This book is the first to consider the idea from its 19th century origins in the work of John Newport Langley and Paul Ehrlich, to its development of during the 20th century and its current impact on drug discovery in the 21st century. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBX; MMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 465.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230554153
ISBN
9780230554153
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.03

Hardcover. This critical study illuminates the neglected intersection of war, disease, and gender as represented in an important subgenre of World War I literature. It calls into question public versus private perceptions of time, mass media, urban spaces, emotion, and the increasingly uncertain status of the future. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; JFSJ1; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312234492
ISBN
9780312234492
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.99

Hardcover. History of Anatomy: An International Perspective is unique in its global approach to studying the development of human anatomy. Though it references widely known anatomists, such as Aristotle, Galen, and Bell, the book also pay homage to less famous contributors to the field and explains their findings. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: MBX; MFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150. .
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118524251
ISBN
9781118524251
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.32

Paperback. Packed full of curious and surprising facts about medicine and beautifully illustrated with maps, photographs and images, this is the perfect guide book for anyone with a passion for urban walks, the history of London and, of course, medicine. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. maps, port. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; MBX; WTHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 134 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444172430
ISBN
9781444172430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.18

Hardback. 'Never since the Black Death has such a plague swept over the face of the world,' commented the Times, '[and] never, perhaps, has a plague been more stoically accepted.' When the Great Influenza pandemic finally ended, in April 1919, 228,000 people in Britian alone were dead. This book tells the story of the Great Influenza pandemic. Series: Macmillan Science. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 206 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230217744
ISBN
9780230217744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.87

Hardback. This book disentangles competing claims, opens the controversy for critical reflection, and provides recommendations for moving forward. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBDC; MBN; MBX; MMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421406077
ISBN
9781421406077
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.53

Paperback. Making Medicines is a concise, chronological discussion of the history of therapeutics and pharmacy from the Egyptians through to the present day. It focuses on the discovery and uses of medicines to treat illness through the ages, and the evolving role of the pharmacist. Editor(s): Anderson, Stuart. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: MBX; MMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Pharmaceutical Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857110992
ISBN
9780857110992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.57

Hardback. Health and Humanity is a comprehensive account of the ways that JHSPH has influenced the practice, pedagogy, and especially our very understanding of public health on both global and local scales. Num Pages: 544 pages, 36, 36 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JNB; MBN; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 40. Weight in Grams: 858.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421421087
ISBN
9781421421087
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.11

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