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* What is Medical History? will be an invaluable textbook for all students of the history of medicine and science. * The second title in Polity's new series, 'What is History?', designed to be a key introductory textbook for students of the history of medicine and science.

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'With examples drawn from a wide time frame, this book shows why successive generations have found the subject of medical history so fascinating. Organized into themes, and written in a lively, accessible style, it gives a balanced account of even the most controversial areas.'

Mark Harrison, Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine, University of Oxford



Table of Contents

Preface vi

Introduction: Where Medical History Came From 1

The First Drama: The Healer 10

The Second Drama: The Sick Person 32

The Third Drama: Diseases 55

The Fourth Drama: Discovering and Communicating Knowledge 80

The Fifth Drama: Medicine and Health Interacting with Society 108

Conclusion: Where Medical History is Going 135

Suggestions for Further Reading 143

Notes 149

Index 154

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 21/04/2007
      ISBN13: 9780745632254, 978-0745632254
      ISBN10: 0745632254
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      * What is Medical History? will be an invaluable textbook for all students of the history of medicine and science. * The second title in Polity's new series, 'What is History?', designed to be a key introductory textbook for students of the history of medicine and science.

      Trade Review
      'With examples drawn from a wide time frame, this book shows why successive generations have found the subject of medical history so fascinating. Organized into themes, and written in a lively, accessible style, it gives a balanced account of even the most controversial areas.'

      Mark Harrison, Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine, University of Oxford



      Table of Contents

      Preface vi

      Introduction: Where Medical History Came From 1

      The First Drama: The Healer 10

      The Second Drama: The Sick Person 32

      The Third Drama: Diseases 55

      The Fourth Drama: Discovering and Communicating Knowledge 80

      The Fifth Drama: Medicine and Health Interacting with Society 108

      Conclusion: Where Medical History is Going 135

      Suggestions for Further Reading 143

      Notes 149

      Index 154

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