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Author : Martin S. Pernick
Release : 1985
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis A Calculus of Suffering by : Martin S. Pernick
Download or read book A Calculus of Suffering written by Martin S. Pernick. This book was released on 1985. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyzes the impact of anesthesia on nineteenth-century medicine, discusses the advantages and disadvantages of anesthesia, and explains how rules for its use were developed
Author : Martin S. Pernick
Release : 1983
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Book Synopsis A Calculus of Suffering by : Martin S. Pernick
Download or read book A Calculus of Suffering written by Martin S. Pernick. This book was released on 1983. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Deborah Brunton
Release : 2004-09-04
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Health, Disease and Society in Europe, 1800-1930 by : Deborah Brunton
Download or read book Health, Disease and Society in Europe, 1800-1930 written by Deborah Brunton. This book was released on 2004-09-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Health, Disease and Society in Europe, 1800-1930 provides readers with unrivaled access to a comprehensive range of sources on major themes in nineteenth and early twentieth-century medicine. The book covers issues such as the changing role of the hospital, disease, colonial and imperial medicine, women, war, the emergence of modern surgery, welfare and the state, and the growth of asylum. Extracts from contemporary writings vividly illustrate key aspects of medical thought and practice, while a selection of classic historical research and up-to-date work in the field gives a sense of our understanding of medical history. Introductions make the sources accessible to the student as well as the interested general reader.
Author : Alison Winter
Release : 1998
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Book Synopsis A Calculus of Suffering by : Alison Winter
Download or read book A Calculus of Suffering written by Alison Winter. This book was released on 1998. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christopher Lawrence
Release : 1998-04-11
Genre : Philosophy
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Book Synopsis Science Incarnate by : Christopher Lawrence
Download or read book Science Incarnate written by Christopher Lawrence. This book was released on 1998-04-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does truth have anything to do with the belly? What difference does it make to the pursuit of knowledge whether Einstein rode a bicycle, Russell was randy, or Darwin was flatulent? Focusing on the 17th century to the present, SCIENCE INCARNATE explores how intellectuals sought to establish the value and authority of their ideas through public displays of their private ways of life. 54 photos.
