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Cultural History of Medicine

Cultural History of Medicine

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The Cultural History of Medicine is a comprehensive and interdisciplinary overview of the cultural history of medicine from ancient times to modernity, with six volumes covering 2500 years of human history. It offers a choice of reading about a specific period in one volume or following a theme across history by reading the relevant chapter in each of the six. Themes include Environment, Food, Disease, Animals, Objects, Experiences, the Mind, and Authority. The page extent for the pack is approximately 1,728 pp with c. 240 b/w illustrations.

Format: Mixed media product
Publication date: 08 April 2021
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC


Over the past 2,500 years, our understanding of medicine has undergone a remarkable transformation. A Cultural History of Medicine, a comprehensive and interdisciplinary overview of the cultural history of medicine from ancient times to modernity, provides a definitive reference work on the subject. With six highly illustrated volumes spanning 2500 years of human history, this series offers a comprehensive exploration of the cultural aspects of medicine. Each volume is edited by a dedicated individual to ensure cohesion and ease of use, with chapter titles identical across all volumes. This allows readers to choose to read about a specific period in one volume or follow a theme across history by reading the relevant chapter in each of the six. The six volumes cover various periods, including Antiquity (500BCE - 800 CE), Middle Ages (800 - 1450), Renaissance (1450 - 1650), Age of Enlightenment (1650 - 1800), Age of Empire (1800 - 1920), and Modern Age (1920 - 2000+). Themes such as environment, food, disease, animals, objects, experiences, the mind, and authority are explored in detail. The page extent for the pack is approximately 1,728 pp, with c. 240 b/w illustrations. Each volume opens with Notes on Contributors and an Introduction and concludes with Notes, Bibliography, and an Index. The Cultural Histories Series, of which A Cultural History of Medicine is a part, offers both printed hardcover sets for libraries and a fully-searchable digital library available to institutions. This comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach to the cultural history of medicine provides a valuable resource for scholars, researchers, and anyone interested in the history of medicine and its cultural significance.

Weight: 3950g
Dimension: 179 x 259 x 107 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781472569875

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