Health, disease and society in Europe, 1500-1800: A source book - Softcover

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ISBN 10: 0719067375 ISBN 13: 9780719067372

Verlag: Manchester University Press, 2003

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Considers how the body was viewed by the medical profession from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment, and challenges established ideas in the field of medical history. Examines the provision of medical care in context and how it was shaped by the social, religious, political and cultural concerns of the age. Arranged thematically and with brief but scholarly introductions, the selection of documents includes contemporary sources, recent research in the field and classical writings. Written in an accessible style by an Open University lecturer. Companion volume to The Healing Arts: Health, Disease and Society in Europe 1500-1800. -- .

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Peter Elmer is Senior Lecturer of History of Science, Technology and Medicine at The Open University. Ole Peter Grell is Reader in History at the Open University -- .

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• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0719067375
• ISBN 13: 9780719067372
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 402
• Herausgeber: Elmer Peter, Grell Ole Peter