History – Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Disease, Class and Social Change

Tuberculosis in Folkestone and Sandgate, 1880-1930

By: Marc Arnold

£44.99

This history of tuberculosis treatment demonstrates how class shaped responses to the disease. It analyses the conflict between viewing TB as a disease of poverty requiring social reform, and a focus on isolating those deemed to possess an hereditary taint.

Dr Samways Writes to the Editor

The Life and Times of an Exceptional Physician (1857-1931)

By: Tom Treasure

From £30.99

After early achievements in physics and medicine, Dr Daniel Samways’s prestigious career was thrown off course by tuberculosis. He turned to general practice, but his undiminished scientific curiosity was revealed in prolific writings that continue to resonate today.

Roman Military Medicine

Survival in the Modern Wilderness

By: Valentine J. Belfiglio, Sylvia I. Sullivant

From £29.99

An illuminating text on the understudied topic of medicine and its use in the Roman military, this study explores the workings of the ancient healthcare system, the methods of care by its physicians, and the treatments it offered for different ailments and injuries.

Selected Articles and Letters of Stewart R. Roberts, MD (1878-1941)

The Osler of the South

Edited By: Charles Stewart Roberts

From £43.99

Stewart R. Roberts, MD, was the first cardiologist in the South of the United States and was frequently called ‘the Osler of the South.’ This book presents a selection of 20 articles by Roberts, providing insights into his work and his environment.

Selected Papers on the History of Medicine and Healthcare (2014)

Edited By: William J. Pratt, Frank W. Stahnisch, Lesley Bolton

From £32.99

This volume publishes work by emerging researchers in the history of medicine, exploring topics from medical classics and the effects of war to conceptions of blood. It features the paper by keynote speaker Dr Thomas Schlich and is well-illustrated.

The History of Medicine and Healthcare

Selected Papers

Edited By: Lesley Bolton, William J. Pratt, Frank W. Stahnisch

From £32.99

This well-illustrated volume covers topics such as the history of psychiatry, biomedical ethics, and public health. Of special note is a paper by internationally renowned historian Dr Peter L. Twohig.

The Medical Response to the Trench Diseases in World War One

By: Robert Atenstaedt

£39.99

This book examines how doctors responded to trench diseases in the Great War. Faced with "new" conditions, a majority view emerged that they were a product of the trenches. This enabled an effective response using public health methods and military discipline.

This book examines how doctors responded to trench diseases in the Great War. Faced with “new” conditions, a majority view emerged that they were a product of the trenches. This enabled an effective response using public health methods and military discipline.

The Vernacular Reception of Lanfranc of Milan’s Surgical Works in Late Medieval Europe

Edited By: Chiara Benati, Marialuisa Caparrini

From £32.99

This volume analyzes the Romance and Germanic translations of influential medieval surgeon Lanfranc of Milan. Including contributions by experts, it uses a comparative approach to study the development of a vernacular surgical tradition throughout late medieval Europe.

Transnational Psychiatries

Social and Cultural Histories of Psychiatry in Comparative Perspective c. 1800-2000

Edited By: Waltraud Ernst, Thomas Mueller

From £34.99

This book offers a new, transnational history of psychiatry. Through original case studies from South America, Asia, the Pacific, and Europe, it explores the global transfer of practices, revealing commonalities, contrasts, and interconnections.