A Concise History of Veterinary Medicine

ISBN-13: 9781108420631 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022

SUSAN D. JONES

Opis

The first concise global history of veterinary medicine and animal healing, covering the past 400 years.

Recenzje

'This well-researched book will interest historians and professionals concerned with livestock management and the agricultural sciences … Recommended.' D. A. Brass, Choice

Spis treści

Introduction: human-animal relationships and the need for veterinary medicine; 1. Animal healing in sacred societies, 1500-1700; 2. Animal healing in trade and conquest, 1700-1850s; 3. Formal education for animal healing: from riding schools to veterinary schools, 1700-1850; 4. Veterinary institutions and animal plagues, 1800-1900; 5. Veterinary medicine in war and peace, 1900-1960; 6. Food, animals and veterinary care in a changing world, 1960-2000; 7. Veterinary medicine and animal health, 2000-2020; Epilogue: veterinary medicine in the postmodern world.