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Drawing together interview material, medical publications, and first-hand accounts, this book shows that what is being remade in the burgeoning medical field of face transplantation is not only the ……続きを見る

Although highly influential, Brentano's doctrines from Psychology from an Empirical Standpoint were taken up and changed by his students and subsequent thinkers. Tassone's study of this important te……続きを見る

This book contextualizes autism as a socio cultural phenomenon, and examines the often troubling effects of representations and social trends. Exploring the individuals and events in the history of ……続きを見る

Works of theatre that depict grievous histories derive their force from making audible voices of the past. Such performances, theatrical or tourist, require the attentive belief of spectators. This ……続きを見る

This collection takes the perspective that the historiography of science, technology, and medicine needs a broader approach toward regulation. The authors explore the distinct social worlds involved……続きを見る

The Politics of Addiction examines power and policy-making in the context of a bitter conflict between private and publicly employed doctors treating addiction. Regulation was used by both the profe……続きを見る

This first major study of a curiously neglected term in the history of sexuality will intrigue students, scholars and enthusiasts alike. The authors take us through a journey across four centuries, ……続きを見る

An exploration of the philosophical foundation of modern medicine which explains why such a medicine possesses the characteristics it does and where precisely its strengths as well as its weaknesses……続きを見る

Women have engaged in healing from the beginning of history, often within the context of the home. This book studies the role, contributions and challenges faced by women healers in France, Spain, I……続きを見る

Exploring aspects of Irish medical history, from the nature and proposed remedies for various illnesses in eighteenth century Ireland, to the treatment of influenza in twentieth-century Ireland, thi……続きを見る

Leitura importante para os interessados nos estudos de gênero, toma como ponto de partida a medicina para discutir a dificuldade de se estabelecer diferenças sexuais. Evidencia-se a maneira com que ……続きを見る

Public health is a term much used in the media, by health professionals, and by activists. At the national or the local level there are ministries or departments of public health, whilst internation……続きを見る

The seventeenth century witnessed profound reforms in the way French cities administered poor relief and charitable health care. New hospitals were built to confine the able bodied and existing hosp……続きを見る

This is the story of a system that failed utterly, at almost every level, and with fatal effect. People died, hundreds of others were made horribly sick, and for days, no one knew what was happening……続きを見る

This special issue of Heart Failure Clinics examines heart failure with a truly global perspective, exposing health inequities in the treatment of heart failure. 続きを見る

Albert Schweitzers humanitäres Engagement in einem afrikanischen Urwald-Krankenhaus und seine Lehre von der Ehrfurcht vor dem Leben sind gerade in Krisenzeiten wichtige ethische Orientierungspunkte.……続きを見る

Der junge Theologieprofessor Albert Schweitzer brach im Jahre 1905 seine akademische Karriere ab, studierte Medizin und schiffte sich 1913 nach Afrika ein, um im Dienst der französischen Missionsges……続きを見る

In der Zeit des Nationalsozialismus gab es in Deutschland neun Lebensborn-Heime, wo ledige Mütter "arische" Kinder bekommen sollten, und Kinderfachabteilungen, in denen etwa 5.000 Kinder ermordet wu……続きを見る

A sweeping history explores why people living in resource-poor areas lack access to basic health care after billions of dollars have been invested in international-health assistance. Over the past c……続きを見る

To many people the idea that 'the body' has its own history might sound faintly ridiculous. The body and its experiences are usually seen as something that we share with people from the past. Like '……続きを見る

Originally published in 1941, the blurb read: "The aim of this work is to state and understand the psychological dynamics of the present conflict. The author is a medical psychologist who has had un……続きを見る

Why do people act the way they do? How do their desires and fears become known to us? When are our opinions of others correct, and when are they likely to be mistaken? These are questions which attr……続きを見る

The Routledge History of Disease draws on innovative scholarship in the history of medicine toexplore the challenges involved in writing about health and disease throughout the past and across the g……続きを見る

This book offers a comprehensive and inclusive insight into the history of prostate cancer and its sufferers. Until recently, little practical help could be offered for men afflicted with the devast……続きを見る

The Sick Rose is a beautifully gruesome and strangely fascinating visual tour through disease in an age before colour photography. This stunning volume, combining detailed illustrations of afflicted……続きを見る

Scholars have made conflicting claims for Byzantine hospitals as medical institutions and as the forebears of the modern hospital. In this study is the first systematic examination of the evidence o……続きを見る

Manuscripts containing Greek medical texts were inventoried by author and work at the beginning of the 20th century by a group of philologists under the direction of Hermann Diels. Useful as it was ……続きを見る

“Fun, funny, and empowering. A must-read for people with clits, especially those who are having sex with people with penises.” - Buzzfeed A paradigm-shifting education on becoming fluent in sexual c……続きを見る

The epic history of how antibiotics were born, saving millions of lives and creating a vast new industry known as Big Pharma. As late as the 1930s, virtually no drug intended for sickness did any go……続きを見る

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716) gilt als das letzte Universalgenie. Beim Erwachen hatte der Philosoph, Mathematiker und Erfinder "schon so viele Einfälle, dass der Tag nicht ausreichte, um sie……続きを見る