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Originally published in 1987, Problems and Methods in the History
of Medicine is a collection of papers surveying and assessing the
particular approaches and techniques which have been used in the
history of medicine in the past or are still being developed (from
the influence of Annales to the role of the computer). The emphasis
is on historical practice rather than methodology in isolation.
Besides the topics indicated above, a third problematic is that of
historical demography. A common theme to all three groups of paper
is the relation between quantitative 'hard' data and qualitative
'soft' data.
British Medicine in an Age of Reform, charts the nature and
dynamics of the radical changes which occurred between 1780 and
1850 - a great turning point in British medicine. Medicine was
reformed just as politics was being reformed. It became a
recognizable profession, and at the same time there was an impetus
from within to base the subject upon science. By the end of the
1850's medicine had become perceptibly `modern'. Contributions by
acknowledged experts cover subjects from Apothecaries' Act of 1815
to froensic medicine, and the effect of scientific medicine on the
doctor-patient relationship. Fascinating and detailed, British
Medicine in an Age of Reform provides a rich source of information
for students of social history, the history of medicine and
science, and for those working in the medical profession.
Originally published in 1987, Problems and Methods in the History
of Medicine is a collection of papers surveying and assessing the
particular approaches and techniques which have been used in the
history of medicine in the past or are still being developed (from
the influence of Annales to the role of the computer). The emphasis
is on historical practice rather than methodology in isolation.
Besides the topics indicated above, a third problematic is that of
historical demography. A common theme to all three groups of paper
is the relation between quantitative 'hard' data and qualitative
'soft' data.
The years from 1780 to 1850 saw one of the great turning points in
British medicine. Medicine was reformed just as politics was being
reformed, and many of the characteristics of modern medicine
emerged. "British Medicine in an Age of Reform" charts the nature
and dynamics of the radical changes which occurred in this period.
With the help of the state, medicine became a recognizable
profession. At the same time there was a push from within medicine
to base the subject on science and to develop a career structure
that did not depend upon social connections but instead worked as a
meritocracy. By the end of the 1850s, medicine had become
perceptibly modern. It lacked only germ theory which was to follow
a few years later. The details of the Apothecaries' Act, the use of
the rhetoric of science for the purpose of medical reform, and the
ways in which post-revolutionary French medicine was used as an
example in British reforms are documented by the contributors.
Other contributions include discussions of forensic medicine as a
paradigm of reform, the teaching of chemistry to medical students,
and how scientific medicine affected the doctor-patient
relationship. This book should be of
This collection of Daniel Defoe's travel and historical writings
reveal the range of his intellectual interests. His "Tour thro' the
Whole Island of Great Britain", which came out between 1724 and
1726, drew on Defoe's travels throughout England and Scotland -
often as a political agent and spy.
This collection of Daniel Defoe's travel and historical writings
reveal the range of his intellectual interests. His "Tour thro' the
Whole Island of Great Britain", which came out between 1724 and
1726, drew on Defoe's travels throughout England and Scotland -
often as a political agent and spy.
This collection of Daniel Defoe's travel and historical writings
reveal the range of his intellectual interests. His "Tour thro' the
Whole Island of Great Britain", which came out between 1724 and
1726, drew on Defoe's travels throughout England and Scotland -
often as a political agent and spy.
This collection of Daniel Defoe's travel and historical writings
reveal the range of his intellectual interests. His "Tour thro' the
Whole Island of Great Britain", which came out between 1724 and
1726, drew on Defoe's travels throughout England and Scotland -
often as a political agent and spy.
The opening studies in this volume, on the revival of Galenic
medicine in Continental Europe, provide the context for its focus -
England in the 17th century. The author covers the discovery of the
circulation of the blood, but it is the underlying components of
health and medicine that form the subjects of this book. It deals,
notably, with the strong link then perceived between health and the
environment, perhaps even more present in people's minds than
today, with the relationship between medicine and religion, and
with medical ethics. Further studies discuss the provision made for
the sick poor, the popularisation of medicine, and the
epistemological basis of learned or university based medicine. A
theme throughout is the range of treatments available in the
'medical marketplace' of the 17th century, from wise women to
learned physicians.
Denmark is set to achieve 100 per cent renewable energy by 2030.
Iceland has topped the gender equality rankings for a decade and
counting. South Korea’s average life expectancy will soon reach
ninety. How have these places achieved such remarkable outcomes?
And how can we apply those lessons to our own communities?
The future we want is already here - it's just not evenly
distributed. By bringing together for the first time tried and
tested solutions to society's most pressing problems, from violence
to inequality, Andrew Wear shows that the world we want to live in
is already within reach. Solved is a much-needed dose of
optimism in an atmosphere of doom and gloom. Informative,
accessible and revelatory, it is a celebration of the power of
human ingenuity to make the future brighter for everyone.
This book considers the underlying forces which helped to produce a
revolution in seventeenth-century medicine. It shows how in the
period between 1630 and 1730 medicine came to represent something
more than a marginal activity unrelated to social and intellectual
phenomena and also how it was influenced and formed by the same
developments in religion, politics, science and commerce which
shaped the general history of the seventeenth century. In an
attempt to divert the historiography of the subject away from
Newton, natural philosophy and the 'scientific revolution', the
essays in this volume not only place medicine into a 'context' of
political, religious and social change but also explore the
dynamics which fashioned the nature of medicine in the age of
revolution. Not surprisingly, religion emerges as perhaps the
greatest external force for change, colouring most aspects of
national and local life and interacting with the growth in the
extent of medical knowledge and practice.
The influence of Greek medical practices dating back to the fifth century B.C. has had an immeasurable impact on the development of medicine in the West over the subsequent centuries. This text is designed to cover the history of Western medicine from Classical Antiquity to 1800. As one guiding thread it takes the system of medical ideas that, in large part, went back to the Greeks of the fifth century B.C., and played a major role in the understanding and treatment of health and disease. The influence of Greek medicine spread from the Aegean basin to the rest of the Mediterranean region, to Europe, and then to European settlements overseas. By the nineteenth century, however, this tradition no longer carried the same force or occupied so central a position within medicine. This book charts the influence of this tradition through twenty centuries, examining it in its social and historical context. It is essential reading as a new synthesis for all students of the history of medicine.
This is a major synthesis of the knowledge and practice of early
modern English medicine in its social and cultural contexts. The
book vividly maps out some central areas: remedies (and how they
were made credible), notions of disease, advice on preventive
medicine and on healthy living, and how surgeons worked upon the
body and their understanding of what they were doing. The
structures of practice and knowledge examined in the first part of
the book came to be challenged in the later seventeenth century,
when the 'new science' began to overturn the foundation of
established knowledge. However, as the second part of the book
shows, traditional medical practice was so well entrenched in
English culture that much of it continued into the eighteenth
century. Various changes did however occur, which set the agenda
for later medical treatment and which are discussed in the final
chapter.
This is a major synthesis of the knowledge and practice of early modern English medicine, as expressed in vernacular texts set in their social and cultural contexts. The book vividly maps out some central areas: remedies (and how they were made credible), notions of disease, advice on preventive medicine and on healthy living, and how and why surgeons worked on the body. In particular, two of the most high-profile diseases of the age--the pox and the plague--are discussed in detail, and their treatment analyzed.
The social history of medicine over the past fifteen years has
redrawn the boundaries of medical history. Specialized papers and
monographs have contributed to our knowledge of how medicine has
affected society and how society has shaped medicine. This book
synthesizes, through a series of essays, some of the most
significant findings of this "new social history" of medicine. The
period covered ranges from ancient Greece to the present time.
While coverage is not exhaustive, the reader is able to trace how
medicine in the West developed from an unlicensed open market
place, with many different types of practitioners in the classical
period, to the nineteenth- and twentieth-century professionalized
medicine of State influence, of hospitals, public health medicine,
and scientific medicine. The book also covers innovative topics
such as patient-doctor relationships, the history of the asylum,
and the demographic background to the history of medicine.
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