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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 Life and Death of Smallpox

By: Patrick Berche

£72.99

Smallpox, a scourge with a 30% fatality rate, killed 300 million in the 20th century before its eradication in 1980. But the threat remains, from viruses stored in labs to new epidemics like monkeypox, providing a unique view of the life and death of a plague.

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 Proceedings of the 18th Annual History of Medicine Days Conference 2009

The University of Calgary Faculty of Medicine, Alberta, Canada

Edited By: Aleksandra Loewenau, Kerry Sun

£44.99

This peer-reviewed volume collects papers from the History of Medicine Days conference, exploring topics from Ancient Medicine to Eugenics, Military Medicine, and Surgery. The book features the keynote address on the misuse of genetics by Dr. Garland E. Allen.

The Proceedings of the 20th Anniversary History of Medicine Days Conference 2011

The University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine, Alberta, Canada

Edited By: Aleksandra Loewenau, Frank W. Stahnisch

£52.99

This volume from the History of Medicine Days conference comprises insights into the histories of Women, Health and Reproduction; Institutes and Deinstitutionalization; and the Brain, Mind, and Mindlessness. It includes Dr. George Weisz’s keynote on chronic disease.

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

Edited By: Chiara Benati, Marialuisa Caparrini

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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.