Medical Societies and Scientific Culture in Nineteenth-Century Belgium

This book analyses how nineteenth-century doctors gathered in medical societies to discuss, evaluate, publish and celebrate their studies. It reveals how the codes of conduct that regulated scientific practice corresponded to the values of social engagement, polite debate and a free press of the urban bourgeoisie.

List of contents

Introduction
1 Sociability and medical reform
2 Debate and controversy
3 Publishing and editing
4 Networks and collections
5 Expertise and advice
6 Celebrating and commemorating
7 A new scientific landscape
Conclusions
Select Bibliography
Index

About the author

Joris Vandendriessche is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Cultural History since 1750 Research Group of the University of Leuven, and Fellow of the Research Foundation - Flanders

Summary

This book analyses how nineteenth-century doctors gathered in medical societies to discuss, evaluate, publish and celebrate their studies. It reveals how the codes of conduct that regulated scientific practice corresponded to the values of social engagement, polite debate and a free press of the urban bourgeoisie. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Joris Vandendriessche, Joris Vandendriessche
• Assisted by: David Cantor (Editor), Keir Waddington (Editor)
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2018
• EAN: 9781526133205
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-3320-5
• No. of pages: 336
• Series: Social Histories of Medicine; Social Histories of Medicine M; Social Histories of Medicine; Social Histories of Medicine M
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics