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  • Doing psychiatry in postwar Europe
    Looking closely at practices that contributed to reshape the psychiatric field in the second half of the 20th century, Doing psychiatry offers new insights into a mental health assistance in transformation after World War II. Through richly documented case studies across Europe, this book sheds light on marginal experiences and everyday practices. ...
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    42,45 €

  • Myth and (mis)information
    This book discusses the various cultural forms and literary works by which information, myth and misinformation on medical practices and personages were spread during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and some of the reasons for this, from authorial self-interest to scientific ignorance. ...
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    157,10 €

  • Herbal Alchemy
    Alex Carter
    Welcome to 'Herbal Alchemy: Exploring the Secrets of Chinese Medicine - Ancient Wisdom for Modern Healing.' In this transformative journey, we delve into the rich tapestry of Chinese medicine, unlocking the age-old secrets of herbal alchemy for contemporary well-being.Embark on an enlightening exploration of the historical roots of Chinese medicine, tracing its origins and evol...
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    16,27 €

  • Motherhood confined
    Rachel E. Bennett
    The book is the first extensive historical examination of motherhood in English prisons. It addresses the challenges mothers and babies have historically posed to prison systems not designed with their containment and the management of their health in mind. ...
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    43,12 €

  • A text-book on hygiene and pediatrics from a chiropractic standpoint
    J. H. Craven
    A text-book on hygiene and pediatrics from a chiropractic standpoint, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reforma...
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    27,58 €

  • Ten Years and Ten Months in Lunatic Asylums in Different States
    Moses Swan
    Ten Years and Ten Months in Lunatic Asylums in Different States, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted,...
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    19,65 €

  • Feminist mental health activism in England, c. 1968-95
    Kate Mahoney
    This book provides the first in-depth examination of feminist mental health activism in England from c.1968-1995. It explores how feminist activists initially rejected Freud before using psychoanalysis to enhance their politics; examines the development of feminist therapy; and charts the influence of feminism on national mental health charities. ...
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    157,23 €

  • Aerial Nurse Corps of America
    Cynthia Broze
    If we are sick and require air transport, we expect a skilled flight nurse will assist us. Before 1936 this was far from reality. Air transportation of critically ill patients began sporadically during World War I, but they crammed the wounded behind the pilot’s area with no one to attend to them-the sick and dying patients had to fend for themselves. Lauretta Schimmoler realiz...
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    46,75 €

  • Sexual Neuroses
    J. T. Kent
    Sexual Neuroses , is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and redesigned. These books are not ma...
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    20,70 €

  • Ten Days in a Mad-House; or, Nellie Bly’s Experience on Blackwell’s Island. Feigning Insanity in Order to Reveal Asylum Horrors. The Trying Ordeal of the New York World’s Girl Correspondent.
    Nellie Bly
    Ten Days in a Mad-House; or, Nellie Bly’s Experience on Blackwell’s Island. Feigning Insanity in Order to Reveal Asylum Horrors. The Trying Ordeal of the New York World’s Girl Correspondent., is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its pres...
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    20,95 €

  • Situating religion and medicine in Asia
    Michael Stanley-Baker
    This volume presents studies of the mobilisation of practices for health and spiritual well-being in various regions and times across Asia. The chapters use a common structure to situate these practices within their regions and times, demonstrating how they circulated across religious, medical and scientific domains. Introducing methodological tools and positions, the chapters ...
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    168,88 €

  • Collected Studies (Volume 4)
    Joseph Shatzmiller
    In Collected Studies (Volume 4): Jews in the Medical Profession, Joseph Shatzmiller, the prominent scholar of Provence Jewry, presents a fascinating glimpse into the world of Jewish doctors and medicine in medieval Western Europe. Drawing on a wealth of archival sources and intellectual history, Shatzmiller delves into the lives and experiences of Jewish physicians who played a...
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    121,86 €

  • Surgery and Salvation
    Elizabeth O’Brien
    In this sweeping history of reproductive surgery in Mexico, Elizabeth O’Brien traces the interstices of religion, reproduction, and obstetric racism from the end of the Spanish empire through the post-revolutionary 1930s. Examining medical ideas about operations (including cesarean section, abortion, hysterectomy, and eugenic sterilization), Catholic theology, and notions of mo...
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    126,66 €

  • Surgery and Salvation
    Elizabeth O’Brien
    In this sweeping history of reproductive surgery in Mexico, Elizabeth O’Brien traces the interstices of religion, reproduction, and obstetric racism from the end of the Spanish empire through the post-revolutionary 1930s. Examining medical ideas about operations (including cesarean section, abortion, hysterectomy, and eugenic sterilization), Catholic theology, and notions of mo...
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    41,72 €

  • The Medical Casebook of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson
    Nick Howlett
    Arthur Conan Doyle was a GP before he became a writer. He uses his medical knowledge widely in the Sherlock Holmes stories. He bases the deductive skills of his hero detective on the diagnostic techniques a GP uses with a patient. He even gives Sherlock a GP sidekick. This all contributes to the enduring popularity of the Sherlock Holmes stories, over 130 years after the first ...
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    30,95 €

  • DOCTOR REDFERN
    Annegret Hall
    William Redfern is Australia’s first medical graduate. His pioneering work in public health medicine is acknowledged with the William Redfern Oration given at the annual congress of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.Redfern was a surgeon’s mate aboard HMS Standard during the 1797 Nore mutiny. For his involvement he was sentenced to death and spent three years in Cold...
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    17,00 €

  • A Hard Silence
    Melanie Brooks
    'A profound and riveting journey through shame and grief, A Hard Silence is, quite simply, unforgettable.' Monica Wood, author of When We Were the KennedysIn the mid 1980s, Canada’s worst public health disaster was unfolding. Catastrophic mismanagement of the country’s blood supply allowed contaminated blood to be knowingly distributed nationwide, infecting close to two thousan...
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    19,57 €

  • The Origins of the International Vaccine Institute
    Seung-il Shin
    The Short History of the Founding of the International Vaccine InstituteAccording to the 25th Year Impact Report issued by IVI, the list of its accomplishments over the past quarter century was truly impressive. The report said that more than 3,000 vaccine professionals from all corners of the world received training through IVI’s annual International Vaccinology Course. IVI wa...
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    20,11 €

  • The Modern Malady; Or, Sufferers from 'Nerves'
    Cyril Bennett
    The Modern Malady; Or, Sufferers from 'Nerves', a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books a...
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    20,73 €

  • Forensic cultures in modern Europe
    This book makes an important contribution to our knowledge of modern European forensic practices. It shows how the performance of forensic scientists has been shaped by political regimes, law and ideology, leading to different forensic cultures. ...
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    42,70 €

  • Sanitation in Panama
    William Crawford Gorgas
    Sanitation in Panama, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned cop...
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    24,75 €

  • The Sanitary Evolution of London
    Henry Jephson
    The Sanitary Evolution of London, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of...
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    32,92 €

  • Germs and governance
    This book addresses global concerns about microbial resistance. Combining historical case studies and first-hand practitioner accounts, it offers insights beyond current literature. Contributions from leading scholars, practitioners and policy makers explore outbreaks of MRSA and compare infection control measures in different case-study contexts. ...
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    43,96 €

  • Aus dem Leben eines New Yorker Arztes, Zweiter Band
    Edward H. Dixon
    Der zweite Band von Edward H. Dixons Aus dem Leben eines New Yorker Arztes beschreibt das Leben und Arbeiten während der RenaissanceThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...
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    34,74 €

  • Synopsis Of the Contents Of the Museum Of the Royal College Of Surgeons Of
    Royal College of Surgeons of England
    An informative catalogue of the collections held at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, covering a range of topics in the history of medical science and surgery. With detailed descriptions of the specimens and artifacts on display, this book is an important resource for researchers and historians of medicine.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally impo...
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    33,88 €

  • Oeuvres Complètes ......
    Bourneville / Jean Martin Charcot / Joseph François Félix Babinski
    Ce livre présente les oeuvres complètes de différents médecins et neurologues français tels que Jean-Martin Charcot, Georges Gilles de la Tourette et Pierre Marie. Ce livre est une ressource essentielle pour quiconque s’intéresse à l’histoire de la médecine et de la neurologie.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge ba...
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    42,32 €

  • Opusculo De Las Mas Notables Doctrinas Y Sistemas Médicos Desde Hippocrates Hasta El Dia...
    José Varela de Montes
    Este libro es un repaso exhaustivo de la historia de la medicina, desde su inicio hasta el siglo XIX. Con un enfoque en el desarrollo de las doctrinas y sistemas médicos, es una herramienta útil para estudiantes de medicina y para aquellos interesados en la historia de la medicina.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledg...
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    34,74 €

  • Annual Report Of The Trustees Of The Danvers State Hospital ...; Volume 33
    Mass.) Danvers State Hospital (Danvers
    The Annual Report of the Trustees of the Danvers State Hospital is a comprehensive report detailing the operations and activities of the hospital in Danvers, Massachusetts. The report provides valuable insights into the treatment of mental health illnesses and is an important resource for those interested in the history of mental healthcare.This work has been selected by schola...
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    29,52 €

  • Report Of The Connecticut Colony For Epileptics, Mansfield, Conn. ..., Volumes 1-4
    Connecticut Colony for Epileptics
    Discover the history and development of the Connecticut Colony for Epileptics, a pioneering institution in the field of healthcare. Follow its progress through the years and learn about its contributions to the understanding and treatment of epilepsy.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we kn...
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    33,79 €

  • Syrian Anatomy, Pathology And Therapeutics
    Royal Society of Literature (Great Brit / Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge
    Originally published in Arabic in 1351, this medical text was written by Ibn al-Nafis, a physician and anatomist from Syria. This edition, translated into English and indexed by the Royal Society of Literature (Great Britain) and Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge, provides a fascinating look into medieval medical knowledge. It includes descriptions of medical procedures, diagnoses...
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    48,85 €