Etrangement, une profession aussi célèbre et prestigieuse que celle de médecin n'a que rarement fait l'objet d'une synthèse historique allant de l'Antiquité à nos jours. Stanis Perez, l'un des plus grands spécialistes du sujet, retrace ici les principales étapes de l'évolution d…
The technology invented by psychiatrist Robert G. Heath in the 1950s and '60s has been described as among the most controversial experiments in US history. His work was alleged at the time to be part of MKUltra, the CIA's notorious "mind control" project. His research subjects i…
What happened that changed the priest--the revered healer of antiquity--into a person of science? How was the modern doctor made? Physician Rajeev Kurapati's earnest attempt to answer this question and others central to the practice of medicine. For instance, how have the advanc…
"For almost half a century, Vivian Nutton has been a leading figure in the study of ancient (and less ancient) medicine. The field itself has been revolutionised over that time. In this volume distinguished colleagues and former students develop, in his honour, key themes of his…
Divine Doctors and Dreadful Distempers examines the discourse of seventeenth-century English physicians to demonstrate that physicians utilized cultural attitudes and beliefs to create medical theory. They meshed moralism with medicine to self-fashion an image of themselves as k…
Divine Doctors and Dreadful Distempers examines the discourse of seventeenth-century English physicians to demonstrate that physicians utilized cultural attitudes and beliefs to create medical theory. They meshed moralism with medicine to self-fashion an image of themselves as k…
Divine Doctors and Dreadful Distempers examines the discourse of seventeenth-century English physicians to demonstrate that physicians utilized cultural attitudes and beliefs to create medical theory. They meshed moralism with medicine to self-fashion an image of themselves as k…
