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Medicine and Religion: A Historical Introduction
ISBN: 9781421412160 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Medicine and Religion is the first book to comprehensively examine the relationship between medicine and religion in the Western tradition from ancient times to the modern era. Beginning with the earliest attempts to heal the body and account for the meaning of illness in the ancient Near East, historian Gary B. Ferngren describes how the polytheistic religions of ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome and the monotheistic faiths of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have complemented medicine in the ancient, medieval, and modern periods. Ferngren paints a broad and... Medicine and Religion is the first book to comprehensively examine the relationship between medicine and religion in the Western tradition ... |
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With the American Ambulance in France
ISBN: 9780615874258 / Angielski / Miękka / 94 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Born in 1876 Honolulu, James Judd, the grandson of missionaries, was a private practice physician and graduate of Oahu College, Yale and Columbia Universities; he gave distinguished professional service in three wars, the Spanish-American and World Wars I and II and helped found the Kauikeolani Children's Hospital. In World War I both he and Mrs. Judd (nee Louise Marshall of Chicago), who served as nurse's assistant, went to France and served in the battle areas. they volunteered with the American Ambulance Service long before the U.S. entered the conflict, and went to France together in...
Born in 1876 Honolulu, James Judd, the grandson of missionaries, was a private practice physician and graduate of Oahu College, Yale and Columbia Univ...
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Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery
ISBN: 9781250057730 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Blood and Guts, veteran science writer Richard Hollingham weaves a compelling narrative from the key moments in surgical history. We have a ringside seat in the operating theater of University College Hospital in London as world-renowned Victorian surgeon Robert Liston performs a remarkable amputation in thirty seconds--from first cut to final stitch. Innovations such as Joseph Lister's antiseptic technique, the first open-heart surgery, and Walter Freeman's lobotomy operations, among other breakthroughs, are brought to life in these pages in vivid detail. Today,... In Blood and Guts, veteran science writer Richard Hollingham weaves a compelling narrative from the key moments in surgical history. We have... |
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Public Health and Colonialism: The Case of German New Guinea 1884-1914
ISBN: 9783447046008 / Angielski / Miękka / 237 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Up to now far too little has been known about the influence and the effect of European medicine in colonies and not much has been known as yet about the introduction and activity of medical doctors, and public health in general, in the colony of German New Guinea. The present study examines for the first time in detail the measures and goals of the German colonial administration in relation to issues of public health. The activities of medical practitioners, medical orderlies and nurses are examined, as are problems with endemic tropical and introduced diseases, the reaction of the native...
Up to now far too little has been known about the influence and the effect of European medicine in colonies and not much has been known as yet about t...
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Philosophy of Oriental Medicine: Key to Your Personal Judging Ability
ISBN: 9780918860521 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A classic of macrobiotic literature written in 1956 to explain macrobiotic medicine and philosophy to Dr. Albert Schweitzer. Contains the most extensive explanation of Ohsawa's use of yin and yang thinking.
A classic of macrobiotic literature written in 1956 to explain macrobiotic medicine and philosophy to Dr. Albert Schweitzer. Contains the most extensi...
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Genera of Birds
ISBN: 9781108067782 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The naturalist and traveller Thomas Pennant (1726 98) helped popularise British ornithology by meticulously compiling and arranging existing research. At the age of twelve, Pennant had been given Francis Willughby's Ornithology (1678), to which he credited his lifelong love of natural history. His own writings on ornithology are heavily based on the classification system devised by Willughby and John Ray, which divides birds primarily into land birds and waterfowl. Although Pennant's brief, accessible book brought few original insights to the field, it boosted public interest in the study and...
The naturalist and traveller Thomas Pennant (1726 98) helped popularise British ornithology by meticulously compiling and arranging existing research....
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The Sick Rose: Disease and the Art of Medical Illustration
ISBN: 9781938922404 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Sick Rose is a visual tour through the golden age of medical illustration. The nineteenth century experienced an explosion of epidemics such as cholera and diphtheria, driven by industrialization, urbanization and poor hygiene. In this pre-color-photography era, accurate images were relied upon to teach students and aid diagnosis. The best examples, featured here, are remarkable pieces of art that attempted to elucidate the mysteries of the body, and the successive onset of each affliction. Bizarre and captivating images, including close-up details and revealing cross-sections,...
The Sick Rose is a visual tour through the golden age of medical illustration. The nineteenth century experienced an explosion of epidemics suc...
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The Doctor's Oath: An Essay in the History of Medicine
ISBN: 9781107627307 / Angielski / Miękka / 72 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published in 1924, this book presents the history of the Hippocratic oath from its earliest formulations through its interpretation and representation by later religious and medical traditions. Jones traces the changing terminology found in various manuscripts from the Greek, Roman and Arabic traditions and gives an assessment in a concluding essay. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of medicine and medical ethics.
Originally published in 1924, this book presents the history of the Hippocratic oath from its earliest formulations through its interpretation and rep...
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Dropping the Bucket and Sponge: A History of Early Athletic Training
ISBN: 9781490460277 / Angielski / Miękka / 702 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "This is one of the most thoroughly researched books I have ever read. It explorers areas no one has thought to research before, but it is easy to read and follow along." - Dr. Gary Delforge "This book is more than stories...it is meticulously documented history. A must read for all ATs and particularly students of the profession." - Jim Thornton "The most comprehensive early history of athletic training ever written that should be enjoyed by every athletic trainer past, present, and future " - Chuck Kimmel Dropping the Bucket and Sponge was the product of thirty months of... "This is one of the most thoroughly researched books I have ever read. It explorers areas no one has thought to research before, but it is easy to ... |
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From Witchcraft to Chemotherapy: The Linacre Lecture 1941
ISBN: 9781107632455 / Angielski / Miękka / 62 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1941, this book contains the substance of the Linacre Lecture for that year, delivered by Sir Walter Langdon-Brown at St John's College, Cambridge. It presents a concise account regarding 'the origin of witchcraft from primitive religion and the part it played in the evolution of remedies through the magical phase to empirical success aided by laboratory investigation'. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of science and the development of medicine.
First published in 1941, this book contains the substance of the Linacre Lecture for that year, delivered by Sir Walter Langdon-Brown at St John's Col...
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The Science and Art of Medicine
ISBN: 9781107673557 / Angielski / Miękka / 26 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published in 1946, this book presents the content of Sir Lionel Whitby's inaugural lecture upon taking up the position of Regius Chair of Physic at Cambridge University. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the development of medicine and the history of science.
Originally published in 1946, this book presents the content of Sir Lionel Whitby's inaugural lecture upon taking up the position of Regius Chair of P...
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Domestic Medicine: Or, the Family Physician
ISBN: 9781108066259 / Angielski / Miękka / 646 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Taking the view that medicine is as much the art of avoiding ill health as it is the cure of disease, physician William Buchan (1729 1805) published this home health guide in 1769. The first part is devoted to preventing ailments through proper diet and exercise, while the second part helps families diagnose and treat maladies ranging from coughs and hiccups to jaundice and gout. Buchan showed particular concern for the health of women and children, whom he believed were often misunderstood and neglected. He condemned corsets and restrictive infant swaddling, discouraged 'high living' and...
Taking the view that medicine is as much the art of avoiding ill health as it is the cure of disease, physician William Buchan (1729 1805) published t...
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A Letter to H. Repton, Esq., on the Application of the Practice as Well as the Principles of Landscape-Painting to Landscape-Gardening: Intended as a
ISBN: 9781108067089 / Angielski / Miękka / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1794, Uvedale Price (1747 1829) published his seminal essay on the application of techniques found in landscape painting to the art of landscape gardening. Considered by many to be the successor to Capability Brown, whose approach to landscape design was rejected in no uncertain terms by Price and his followers, Humphry Repton (1752 1818) wrote a letter to Price, with whom he had previously enjoyed good relations, in which he contested certain points in the essay - in particular the necessity of adhering so closely to the principles of landscape painting in the creation of a garden. This...
In 1794, Uvedale Price (1747 1829) published his seminal essay on the application of techniques found in landscape painting to the art of landscape ga...
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Traditionelle Heilkundige -- Ärztliche Persönlichkeiten Im Vergleich Der Kulturen Und Medizinischen Systeme / Traditional Healers -- Iatric Personalit
ISBN: 9783528079345 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 460 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Geissel in den weniger entwickelten tropischen Landern sind die (im weitesten Sinne) infektiosen Erkrankungen, und gerade gegen sie vermag die Val ksmedi zi n zumeist weniger auszurichten als unsere hochentwickelte Pharmazie (vgl. H. VELIMIROVIC in diesem Band). Es mag einen "unspezifischen Heiler-Effekt" geben, etwa das, was man hierzulande z. T. etwas abschatzig als die "Droge Arzt" bezeichnet. Wenn man einige Hei 1 er aus einer gegebenen Ethni e quasi als Consi 1 i ari i zu einem Patienten rufen wurde, kamen sie, das ist jedenfalls die Erfahrung aus Melanesien, wahrscheinlich selten zu...
Geissel in den weniger entwickelten tropischen Landern sind die (im weitesten Sinne) infektiosen Erkrankungen, und gerade gegen sie vermag die Val ksm...
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Bacteria in Britain, 1880-1939
ISBN: 9781848934276 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Focusing on the years between the identification of bacteria and the production of antibiotic medicine, Wall presents a study into how bacteriology has affected both clinical practice and public knowledge.
Focusing on the years between the identification of bacteria and the production of antibiotic medicine, Wall presents a study into how bacteriology ha...
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Biologics, a History of Agents Made from Living Organisms in the Twentieth Century
ISBN: 9781848934306 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The use of biologics - drugs made from living organisms - has raised specific scientific, industrial, medical and legal issues. The essays contained in this collection each deal with a case study of a biologic substance, or group of biologics, and its use during the twentieth century.
The use of biologics - drugs made from living organisms - has raised specific scientific, industrial, medical and legal issues. The essays contained i...
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Chemotherapy: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: The Linacre Lecture 1946
ISBN: 9781107644656 / Angielski / Miękka / 42 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published in 1946, this volume contains the text of the Linacre Lecture delivered on 6 May of that year by Sir Alexander Fleming on the subject of chemotherapy's application to bacterial infections. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in medical history.
Originally published in 1946, this volume contains the text of the Linacre Lecture delivered on 6 May of that year by Sir Alexander Fleming on the sub...
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Medical Statistics from Graunt to Farr: The Fitzpatrick Lectures for the Years 1941 and 1943, Delivered at the Royal College of Physicians of London i
ISBN: 9781107652903 / Angielski / Miękka / 82 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published in 1948, and first delivered as the Fitzpatrick Lectures for 1941 and 1943, this book addresses the early history of medical and social statistics and the numerical method as applied to the phenomena of human society. Greenwood covers the major developments from Graunt and Petty in the seventeenth century to Farr in the nineteenth century as well as the personalities of each of these important figures. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of medicine.
Originally published in 1948, and first delivered as the Fitzpatrick Lectures for 1941 and 1943, this book addresses the early history of medical and ...
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The Integration of the Endocrine System: Horsley Memorial Lecture
ISBN: 9781107673588 / Angielski / Miękka / 56 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published in 1935, this volume contains the text of the fifth Horsley Memorial Lecture, delivered by Sir Walter Langdon-Brown. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in medical history, particularly the history of the discovery of the endocrine system.
Originally published in 1935, this volume contains the text of the fifth Horsley Memorial Lecture, delivered by Sir Walter Langdon-Brown. This book wi...
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Human Heredity in the Twentieth Century
ISBN: 9781848934269 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The essays in this collection examine how human heredity was understood between the end of the First World War and the early 1970s. The contributors explore the interaction of science, medicine and society in determining how heredity was viewed across the world during the politically turbulent years of the twentieth century.
The essays in this collection examine how human heredity was understood between the end of the First World War and the early 1970s. The contributors e...
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