Greek Rational Medicine

Philosophy and Medicine from Alcmaeon to the Alexandrians

By James Longrigg

The ancient Greek medical thinkers were profoundly influenced by Ionian natural philosophy. This philosophy caused them to adopt a radically new attitude towards disease and...

Published July 1st 1993 by Routledge.

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Medicine and the Reformation

Edited by Andrew Cunningham, Ole Peter Grell

The tremendous changes in the role and significance of religion during Reformation and the Catholic Counter-Reformation affected all of society. Yet, there have been few...

Published June 24th 1993 by Routledge.

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The Popularization of Medicine

Edited by Roy Porter

In the early modern centuries a body of popularized medical writings appeared, telling ordinary people how they could best take care of their own health....

Published June 4th 1992 by Routledge.

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British Medicine in an Age of Reform

By Roger French, Andrew Wear

British Medicine in an Age of Reform, charts the nature and dynamics of the radical changes which occurred between 1780 and 1850 - a...

Published October 3rd 1991 by Routledge.

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History of Medicine

By Rebecca Greene

In this comprehensive and stimulating volume, the history of medicine is approached from a variety of perspectives to develop a well-rounded, objective overview. Historians examine...

Published October 13th 1988 by Routledge.

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An Introduction to the Social History of Nursing

By Robert Dingwall, Anne Marie Rafferty, Charles Webster

In recent years the study of nursing history in Britain has been transformed by the application of concepts and methods from the social sciences to...

Published October 6th 1988 by Routledge.

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