A Cultural History of Medicine in the Modern Age

A Cultural History of Medicine presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. The set of six volumes covers over 2500 years of history, charting the changes in medical experience, knowledge and practices throughout history. This volume, A Cultural History of Medicine in the Modern Age , explores medicine as a cultural practice from 1920 to the present day. As with all the volumes in the illustrated Cultural History of Medicine set, this volume presents essays on the environment, food, war, animals, objects, experiences, authority and the mind. A Cultural History of Medicine in the Modern Age is the most authoritative and comprehensive survey available on medicine in the modern period.>

Product details

• Authors: Todd Meyers
• Assisted by: Todd Meyers (Editor), Meyers Todd (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.09.2024
• EAN: 9781350451629
• ISBN: 978-1-350-45162-9
• No. of pages: 248
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 244 mm x 14 mm
• Series: Cultural Histories; The Cultural Histories Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); 20th Century, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, MEDICAL / History, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, History of Medicine, Social and cultural history