"Brief and synthetic as the essays are, they will . . . be of most use to students or to those new to the field. However, they provide engaging reading for those with more in-depth knowledge too." - Journal of Modern History "Educators and students owe a debt of gratitude . . . all of the articles in this anthology are readily accessible to the non-specialist without compromising the cutting-edge scholarship that informs them." - ISIS "This in an engrossing book . . . morally challenging to all physicians." - Journal of the American Medical Association ." . . extraordinarily valuable essays...