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Explaining Epidemics: And Other Studies in the History of Medicine - Softcover

Rosenberg, Charles E.

 
9780521395694: Explaining Epidemics: And Other Studies in the History of Medicine

Synopsis

Medicine until recently remained a history written by and for practitioners, these essays diverge from this tradition.

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Review

'The distinguished author of this collection of scholarly essays, the President of the American Association for the History of Medicine, brings the history of medicine out of the parochial concerns of practitioners of the discipline, viewing it within 'the rich context of the intellectual and social change of the last two centuries ... Intellectually stimulating.' Journal of the Institute of Health Education

Book Description

Medicine until recently remained a history written by and for practitioners. These essays diverge from this tradition in an attempt to view medical history within the context of intellectual and social change of the last two centuries.

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