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Suicide
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Ian Marsh |
"In an original and provocative study of suicide, Ian Marsh examines the historical and cultural forces that have influenced contemporary thought, practices and policy in relation to this serious pub… |
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Gender, sexuality, and syphilis in early modern Venice
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Laura J. McGough |
This provocative book questions the assumption that syphilis (the 'French disease') became widespread in Venice because of its legendary courtesans. Using new evidence, Laura McGough reconstructs the… |
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Women pioneers of medical research
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King-Thom Chung |
"This book profiles 25 women who have made significant contributions to medical research. Each profile includes a general introduction and childhood, her formal education, her most valuable contribut… |
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The language of light
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Gerald Shea |
"Partially deaf due to a childhood illness, Gerald Shea is no stranger to the search for communicative grace and clarity. In this eloquent and thoroughly researched book, he uncovers the centuries-lo… |
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Palliative care
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Harold Y. Vanderpool |
"Providing a detailed picture of contemporary palliative care, this book chronicles four centuries of professional and personal advances in the quest for a good death, covering the fight against futi… |
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Bellevue
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David M. Oshinsky |
A history of the iconic public hospital on New York City's East Side describes the changes in American medicine from 1730 to modern times as it traces the building's origins as an almshouse and pesth… |
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Bedlam
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Catharine Arnold |
Catharine Arnold takes us on a tour of Bedlam and examines London's attitude to madness along the way. We travel through the ages, from the barbaric `exorcisms' of the medieval period to the Tudor be… |
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Medics at war
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John T. Greenwood,F. Clifton Berry Jr. |
Medics at War features the dedication and heroism of military medical personnel from Colonial times to the 21st century. Meet the medics who save lives and care for those in harm's way. The authorita… |
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Obsession
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Lennard J. Davis |
From the Publisher: We live in an age of obsession. Not only are we hopelessly devoted to our work, strangely addicted to our favorite television shows, and desperately impassioned about our cars, we… |
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The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers
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Paul M. Kennedy |
El eminente historiador Paul Kennedy analiza y describe el auge y la caída de las grandes potencias a lo largo de los últimos cinco siglos. La nación proyecta su poder militar según sus recursos econ… |
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The Power to Heal
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Rick Smolan,Phillip Moffitt,Matthew Naythons |
The Power to Heal is an extraordinary look at the emotions, the mystery, the faces, and the remarkable diversity of health, healing, and medicine around the world. Breathtaking original photographs, … |
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The story of medicine in America
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Geoffrey Marks |
xi, 416 p. 22 cm |
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Health Care in America
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Susan Reverby,S. Reverby,David Rosner |
The essays in this collection have been written by a new generation of social historians who seek to ground the internal developments in medicine and health care in a political, social, and cultural … |
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