The Oxford Handbook of the History of Medicine

— —

Mark Jackson (Professor of the History of Medicine, Centre for Medical History, University of Exeter)

The Oxford Handbook of the History of Medicine

Mark Jackson (Professor of the History of Medicine, Centre for Medical History, University of Exeter)

$283

Hardback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

Oxford University Press
06 September 2011

General & world history; History of medicine

Series: Oxford Handbooks

The Oxford Handbook of the History of Medicine celebrates the richness and variety of medical history around the world. In recent decades, the history of medicine has emerged as a rich and mature sub-discipline within history, but the strength of the field has not precluded vigorous debates about methods, themes, and sources. Bringing together over thirty international scholars, this handbook provides a constructive overview of the current state of these debates, and offers new directions for future scholarship. There are three sections: the first explores the methodological challenges and historiographical debates generated by working in particular historical ages; the second explores the history of medicine in specific regions of the world and their medical traditions, and includes discussion of the `global history of medicine'; the final section analyses, from broad chronological and geographical perspectives, both established and emerging historical themes and methodological debates in the history of medicine.

Edited by: Mark Jackson (Professor of the History of Medicine Centre for Medical History University of Exeter)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 171mm, Spine: 45mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9780199546497
ISBN 10: 0199546495
Series: Oxford Handbooks
Pages: 696
Publication Date: 06 September 2011
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mark Jackson was Director of the Centre for Medical History at the University of Exeter between 2000 and 2010. He served as Chair of the Wellcome Trust History of Medicine Funding Committee between 2003 and 2008 and is currently Chair of the Wellcome Trust Research Resources in Medical History Funding Committee. He has taught modules in the history of medicine and the history and philosophy of science for over twenty years. His books include Newborn Child Murder (1996), The Borderland of Imbecility (2000), Infanticide: Historical Perspectives on Child Murder and Concealment 1550-2000, (ed., 2002), Allergy: The History of a Modern Malady (2006), Health and the Modern Home (ed., 2007), and Asthma: The Biography (2009). The Age of Stress: Science and the Search for Stability is due to be published by Oxford University Press in 2012.

Reviews for The Oxford Handbook of the History of Medicine

Essays of almost uniformly high quality ... a scholarly history Christopher Lawrence, Times Literary Supplement The essays in turn can be prescriptive, descriptive, or analytical, and they display the rich variety of approaches that medical historians take when practising their craft...brilliant...outstanding Bill Bynum, The Lancet The Oxford Handbook of the History of Medicine provides an ambitious, up-to-date and thought-provoking overview of the key themes, methodologies and debates in medical history ... As a guide to medical history, it is virtually flawless, meaning that the volume's contributions will remain on academic reading lists for decades to come. Dr Ian Miller, Reviews in History Whether you are a physician, other medical professional or simply someone interested in the history of medicine, this is a key volume to add to your collection. The amount of information in it is immense, and it is well laid out and presented. We congratulate all who played a part in putting it together. BIZINDIA, May 2013