A History of Scottish Medicine

von Helen Dingwall

288 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Great names, research and innovations, celebrated centres of medical training - Scotland has always been associated with medicine.In this exciting book, Helen Dingwall introduces the history of Scottish medicine from earliest times to the present day. Offering a new synthesis of medicine and society in Scotland, she*Covers developments in medicine, surgery and alternative medicine in relation to the changing economic, social, political and religious background.*Discusses concepts of professionalism and institutionalisation.*Assesses medical practitioners and patients in the general historical context.This is the first comprehensive study of Scottish medicine to be written by a historian for over twenty years. Its breadth of coverage - given both the time span and the range of background factors considered - makes A History of Scottish Medicine invaluable reading for all those with an interest in this fascinating subject.

• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Europäische Geschichte
• ISBN: 9780748608652
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 19.11.2002
• Größe: 234 x 159 mm
• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press