Knowledge and Practice in English Medicine, 1550-1680

Name: Knowledge and Practice in English Medicine, 1550-1680
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ISBN: 9780521558273

ISBN-10: 0521558271

ISBN-13: 9780521558273

Edition: 2000

Authors: Andrew Wear

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This text presents a synthesis of the knowledge/practice of early modern English medicine in its social and cultural contexts. The book maps out some central areas - remedies, notions of disease, and advice on preventive medicine.

Book details

List price: $52.99
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 11/16/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 506
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 1.14" tall
Weight: 1.606
Language: English



Introduction



Setting the scene



Remedies



Diseases



Preventive medicine: healthy lifestyles and healthy environments



Surgery: the handwork of medicine



Plague and medical knowledge



The prevention and cure of plague



Conflict and revolution in medicine



The failure of the Helmontian revolution in the practice of medicine



Changes and continuities