George - History 1

This book traces the social and environmental determinants of human infectious diseases from the Neolithic to the present day. Despite recent high profile discoveries of new pathogens, the major det……続きを見る

Why Millions Died reviews the painfully slow development of research by isolated investigators who believed that diseases could be caused by infectious organisms. The brutally contentious and vivid ……続きを見る

Winner of the 2007 Gradiva Award An innovative work of biography that traces the lasting impact of the friendship between Sigmund Freud and pioneering American psychologist James Jackson Putnam. In ……続きを見る

The Ethics of Remembering and the Consequences of Forgetting: Essays on Trauma, History, and Memory brings together scholars from a variety of disciplines that draw on multiple perspectives to addre……続きを見る

Essays range from historical overviews and historiographic surveys of children's health in various regions of the world, to disability and affliction narratives - from polio in North American to AID……続きを見る

Originally published in 1962, the problems of cognition dealt with in this book include learning, perception, thinking, memory and linguistic behaviour. It is not a textbook in the ordinary sense, s……続きを見る

In this volume, originally published in 1970, an attempt is made to examine the more logical aspects of thinking, such as the ability to abstract and the manner in which concepts develop. The author……続きを見る

A brilliant and comprehensive history of the creation of the modern Western mind. Soul Machine takes us back to the origins of modernity, a time when a crisis in religious authority and the scientif……続きを見る

This vintage book contains a history of the Society of Apothecaries of the City of London, first published in 1885. The Society of Apothecaries was incorporated as a City Livery Company by royal cha……続きを見る

In Bloed brengt de alom geprezen Britse journalist Rose George op meeslepende wijze de wereld van ons bloed in kaart, zowel binnen als buiten het lichaam. Een bloody good boek over een onderwerp dat……続きを見る

Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine, edited by George M. Gould and Walter L. Pyle, stands as a monumental compilation that bridges the gap between medical science and literary exploration, delving……続きを見る

A sad story of disease and death during the cholera epidemic of 1832 is retold ten years later in "The Knickerbocker" magazine. 続きを見る

The important and ever-shifting role of medicinal plants in medieval science, art, culture, and thought, both in the Latin Western medical tradition and in Byzantine and medieval Arabic medicine, is……続きを見る

"Answers To Prayer, From George Müller's Narratives" is a book written by George Müller, a Christian evangelist, and missionary who founded orphanages in England during the 19th century. The book is……続きを見る

“A well-written, compendious, and deeply researched history of psychoanalysis from the 1880s until World War II” (The Journal of Modern History). In a sweeping narrative, George Makari demonstrates ……続きを見る

How the evolving concept of chronic disease has affected patients and politics in the United States and Europe. Long and recurring illnesses have burdened sick people and their doctors since ancient……続きを見る

This wide-ranging book is the first to examine one of the most significant and characteristic features of modern medicine - specialization - in historical and comparative context. Based on research ……続きを見る

Originally published in 1981, this book was an attempt to bridge the gap between scientists and philosophers by viewing philosophy, at least in part, through scientific eyes. Professor George is not……続きを見る

The twenty true tales in Amazing Medical Stories give a rich and entertaining picture of the ways in which medical workers (both real and fake) have used the keys to the mysterious kingdom of life: ……続きを見る

How did Freudian Theory come together as a body of ideas, and how did these ideas attract followers who spread this model of mind throughout the West? Makari contextualises Freud's early psychologic……続きを見る

After their successful books What Killed Jane Austen? and How Isaac Newton Lost his Marbles, Dr Leavesley and Dr Biro turn their attention once again to a new collection of medical mysteries and mar……続きを見る

This book is available as an open access ebook under a CC-BY-NC-ND licence. At a time when payment is claiming a greater place than ever before within the NHS, this book provides the first in-depth ……続きを見る

Carl Jung and Wolfgang Pauli worked respectively in the field of psyche and in that of matter. These two sectors are considered absolutely incompatible with each other. In fact, scientific materiali……続きを見る

This article, "Spectacles," by George Cumming McWhorter, was originally published in the January 1862 issue of "The Knickerbocker" magazine. 続きを見る

O percurso delineado pela obra inicia-se em meados do Século XIX. Esse percurso não é propriamente um compêndio de História, mas um registo de momentos significativos, como a antecâmara do pensament……続きを見る

George Eliot's 'The Lifted Veil' is a captivating novella that explores themes of clairvoyance, fate, and the limitations of human perception. Written in a Gothic style, the story follows the protag……続きを見る

The classic works in the field of psychology are presented here in over 40 clearly laid-out chapters - with titles including Fechner's Elements of Psychophysics, Freud's The Interpretation of Dreams……続きを見る

Du suchst eine kompakte Zusammenfassung der zentralen Grundlagenfächer der Psychologie – weil Du den Stoff wiederholen möchtest oder weil die Zeit vor der Prüfung nicht mehr für ein dickeres Buch re……続きを見る

The ever-growing library on the history of eugenics and fascism focuses largely on nation-states, while Georgescu asks why an ethnic minority, the German-speaking Transylvanian Saxons, turned to eug……続きを見る

George Rosen's wide-ranging account of public health's long and fascinating history is an indispensable classic. Since publication in 1958, George Rosen's classic book has been regarded as the essen……続きを見る