| Medicine Before Science: The Business of Medicine from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment Contributor(s): French, Roger (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521809770 ISBN-13: 9780521809771 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $89.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - General - Medical | History |
| Dewey: 610.940 |
| LCCN: 2002067729 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6" W x 9" (1.33 lbs) 296 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is an introduction to the history of university-trained physicians from the Middle Ages to the eighteenth-century Enlightenment. While considered elite (in reputation and rewards) and successful, we know little of their clinical effectiveness. To modern eyes their theory and practice often seems bizarre. But historical evidence reveals that they were judged on other criteria, and this book asserts that these physicians helped to construct and meet the expectations of society. |
Contributor Bio(s): French, Roger: - Roger French is Lecturer in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of Clare Hall. |