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.

Sommario

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

Info autore

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

Riassunto

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. -- .

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Joris Vandendriessche, Joris Vandendriessche, Vandendriessche Joris
• Con la collaborazione di: David Cantor (Editore), Keir Waddington (Editore)
• Editore: Manchester University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.10.2018
• EAN: 9781526133205
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-3320-5
• Pagine: 336
• Serie: Social Histories of Medicine; Social Histories of Medicine M; Social Histories of Medicine; Social Histories of Medicine M
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Tematiche generali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Età moderna fino al 1918; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, Belgium, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, History of Medicine, History of Science, Social and cultural history