Rob - History 1

Le sang fascine. Encore aujourd’hui, il renferme une charge d’émotion et de mystère, qui trouve ses racines dans les anciens systèmes de représentation, de la fin du Moyen Age au XVIIIe siècle. L’an……続きを見る

Imagistic Care explores ethnographically how images function in our concepts, our writing, our fieldwork, and our lives. With contributions from anthropologists, philosophers and an artist, the volu……続きを見る

Diese auf einem werkbiografischen Zugang beruhende Arbeit stellt die erste Monografie zu Gustav Kolb (1870–1938) und der von ihm begründeten Erlanger Reformpsychiatrie dar. Auf Basis einer Vielzahl ……続きを見る

Hopelessness to Normalcy takes readers on a compelling journey through the evolution of hemophilia care in Canada, providing a detailed and personal account of its many transformationsーgood, bad, a……続きを見る

Making Mental Health: A Critical History historicises mental health by examining the concept from the ‘madness’ of the late nineteenth century to the changing ideas about its contemporary concerns a……続きを見る

The Healing Cell is an easy to read, carefully researched, and clear-eyed view of medicine many decades in the making that is now paying off with treatments that repair damaged hearts, restore sight……続きを見る

Forensic science has become a mainstay of popular culture on television, in movies, books, and podcasts. Dr. Alan R. Moritz (1899-1986) was a highly influential figure in the development of the fiel……続きを見る

Explore the rich, complex, and yet previously untold history of the Southwestern Medical District in Dallas, Texas, in the 'Southwestern Medical District: Prehistory to the Future of Medicine'. In t……続きを見る

Most histories of wounded Civil War veterans construe them as feminized men whose manhood has suffered due to their inability to provide for and raise families or engage in business. Wounded for Lif……続きを見る

This book examines the cultural beliefs and practices of Black folks in relation to psychological strength. Divided into four parts, the book begins with a discussion on the history of African civil……続きを見る

In the eighteenth century, the Western world viewed circumcision as an embarrassing disfigurement peculiar to Jews. A century later, British doctors urged parents to circumcise their sons as a routi……続きを見る

Epidemics have played a critical role in shaping modern Asia. Encompassing two centuries of Asian history, Robert Peckham explores the profound impact that infectious disease has had on societies ac……続きを見る

In The Beating Heart, Robin Choudhury explores how the heart has been represented over time and across cultures. He investigates the interplay between the heart depictions of successive eras and the……続きを見る

The Nazi Socialist Alliance has resurfaced and is beginning to materialize their plan for world domination. On an ordinary day, a teenager named William Armstrong awakens to find his brother missing……続きを見る

The book examines inebriety from a wide range of angles: although that caused by alcohol is the main focus, he also explores use of opium (popular at the time), tobacco, nitrous oxide, and also othe……続きを見る

Modern psychology began with a rejection of the 'soul' as relevant for the science. How did that come about? The Soul in Soulless Psychology explores that question and details arguments for a soulle……続きを見る

This set of essays, divided into three thematic sections: Psychology as the study of the Soul, Psychology as science of consciousness, and Psychology as a human science, means to highlight three sta……続きを見る

Sophia Jex-Blake led the campaign that won for British women the right to enter the medical profession. Before taking up this cause she had studied women's education in England, Germany and the Unit……続きを見る

In Hidden Depths, Robin Waterfield explores the fascinating world of hypnosis, tracing the history of this often misunderstood craft beginning with a passage in the book of Genesis, and continuing t……続きを見る

Open this book and you will - learn about Machiavelli's life - know his key works - explore the dark arts of politics - assess his influence 続きを見る

In this study of psychology and Catholicism, Kugelmann aims to provide clarity in an area filled with emotion and opinion. From the beginnings of modern psychology to the mid-1960s, this complicated……続きを見る

In recent years the study of nursing history in Britain has been transformed by the application of concepts and methods from the social sciences to original sources. The myths and legends which have……続きを見る

This book demonstrates how social distress or anxiety is reflected, modified, and evolves through the medium of the motion picture. Tracing cinema from its earliest forms, the authors show how film ……続きを見る

Diabetes is a disease with a fascinating history and one that has been growing dramatically with urbanization. According to the World Health Authority, it now affects 4.6% of adults over 20, reachin……続きを見る

Considering its importance, the history of fetal health and mortality remains a neglected area. Medical historians have tended to focus on maternal mortality and professional conflicts between midwi……続きを見る

This book focuses on twentieth-century Australian leprosaria to explore the lives of indigenous patients and the Catholic women missionaries who nursed them. Distinguished from previous historical s……続きを見る

Em “A Formação da Mentalidade” o historiador James H. Robinson demonstra como se formou o espírito do homem e como a mente humana evoluiu através da história à força de experiências e aprendendo com……続きを見る

Does the business of daily living distance us from life's mysteries? Do most Americans value spiritual thinking more as a hobby than as an all-encompassing approach to life? Will the concept of the ……続きを見る

For many Canadians, the state of our health care and medical system is at the top of the public agenda. By following the growth and development of modern medicine in one Canadian province, Manitoba ……続きを見る

What do emotions actually do? Recent work in the history of emotions and its intersections with cultural studies and new materialism has produced groundbreaking revelations around this fundamental q……続きを見る