Companion Encyclopedia of the History of Medicine (Volume 1 & 2)

This text provides an account of the development of medical science in its various branches, and includes discussions of the medical profession and its institutions, and the impact of medicine upon populations, economic development, culture, religions, and thought. Cover Half Title Title Copyright CONTENTS Notes on contributors Note to the reader Acknowledgements Introduction 1 The art and science of medicine Part I The place of medicine 2 What is specific to Western medicine? 3 The historiography of medicine 4 Medical care Part II Body systems 5 The anatomical tradition 6 The microscopical tradition 7 The physiological tradition 8 The biochemical tradition 9 The pathological tradition 10 The immunological tradition 11 Clinical research Part III Theories of life, health, and disease 12 The concepts of health, illness, and disease 13 Ideas of life and death 14 Humoralism 15 Environment and miasmata 16 Contagion/germ theory/specificity 17 Nosology 18 The ecology of disease 19 Fevers 20 Constitutional and hereditary disorders 21 Mental diseases 22 Nutritional diseases 23 Endocrine diseases 24 Tropical diseases 25 Cancer 26 Sexually transmitted diseases 27 Diseases of civilization Part IV Understanding disease 28 Unorthodox medical theories 29 Non-Western concepts of disease 30 Folk medicine 31 Arab-Islamic medicine 32 Chinese medicine 33 Indian medicine Part V Clinical medicine 34 The history of the doctor-patient relationship 35 The art of diagnosis: medicine and the five senses 36 The science of diagnosis: diagnostic technology 37 The history of medical ethics 38 Women and medicine 39 Drug therapies 40 Physical methods 41 Surgery (traditional) 42 Surgery (modem) 43 Psychotherapy 44 Childbirth 45 Childhood 46 Geriatrics Part VI Medicine in society 47 The history of the medical profession 48 Medical education 49 The hospital 50 The medical institutions and the state 51 Public health 52 Epidemiology 53 The history of personal hygiene 54 A general history of nursing: 1800-1900 55 The emergence of para-medical professions 56 Psychiatry 57 Health economics: finance, budgeting, and insurance Part VII Medicine, ideas, and culture 58 Medicine and colonialism 59 Internationalism in medicine and public health 60 Medicine and anthropology 61 Religion and medicine 62 Charity before c.1850 63 Medical philanthropy after 1850 64 Medicine and architecture 65 Medicine and literature 66 War and modern medicine 67 Pain and suffering 68 Medical technologies: social contexts and consequences 69 Medicine and the law 70 Medical sociology 71 Demography and medicine 72 Medicine, mortality, and morbidity Index V. 1. Art And Science Of Medicine -- Place Of Medicine -- What Is Specific To Western Medicine -- Historiography Of Medicine -- Medical Care -- Body Systems -- Anatomical Tradition -- Microscopical Tradition -- Physiological Tradition -- Biochemical Tradition -- Pathological Tradition -- Immunological Tradition -- Clinical Research -- Theories Of Life, Health And Disease -- Concepts Of Health, Illness And Disease -- Ideas Of Life And Death -- Humoralism -- Environment And Miasmata -- Contagion/germ Theory/specificity -- Nosology -- Ecology Of Disease -- Fevers --constitutional And Hereditary Disorders -- Mental Diseases -- Nutritional Diseases -- Endocrine Diseases -- Tropical Diseases -- Cancer -- Sexually Transmitted Diseases -- Diseases Of Civilization -- Understanding Disease -- Unorthodox Medical Theories -- Non-western Concepts Of Disease -- Folk Medicine -- Arab-islamic Medicine -- Chinese Medicine -- Indian Medicine -- V. 2. Clinical Medicine -- History Of The Doctor-patient Relationship -- Art Of Diagnosis: Medicine And The Five Senses. (cont) Science Of Diagnosis: Diagnostic Technology -- History Of Medical Ethics -- Women And Medicine -- Drug Therapies -- Physical Methods -- Surgery (traditional) -- Surgery (modern) -- Psychotherapy --childbirth -- Childhood -- Geriatrics -- Medicine In Society -- History Of The Medical Profession -- Medical Education -- Hospital -- Medical Institutions And The State -- Public Health -- Epidemiology -- History Of Personal Hygiene -- General History Of Nursing: 1800-1900 -- Emergence Of Para-medical Professions -- Psychiatry -- Health Economics: Finance, Budgeting And Insurance -- Medicine, Ideas And Culture -- Medicine And Colonialism -- Internationalism In Medicine And Public Health -- Medicine And Anthropology -- Religion And Medicine -- Charity Before C.1850 --medical Philanthropy After 1850 -- Medicine And Architecture -- Medicine And Literature -- War And Modern Medicine -- Pain And Suffering -- Medical Technologies: Social Contexts And Consequences -- Medicine And The Law --medical Sociology -- Demography And Medicine -- Medicine, Mortality And Morbidity. Edited By W.f. Bynum And Roy Porter. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This is a comprehensive reference work which surveys all aspects of the history of medicine, both clinical and social, and reflects the complementary approaches to the discipline. The editors have assembled an international team of scholars to provide detailed and informative factual surveys with contemporary interpretations and historiographical debate.Special Features • Comprehensive: 72 substantial and original essays from internationally respected scholars • Unique: no other publication provides so much information in two volumes • Broad-ranging: includes coverage of non-Western as well as Western medicine • Up-to-date: incorporates the very latest in historical research and interpretation • User-friendly: clearly laid out and readable, with a full index of Topics and People • Indispensable: essential information for study and research, including bibliographic notes and cross-referencing between articles. This is a comprehensive reference work which surveys all aspects of the history of medicine, both clinical and social, and reflects the complementary approaches to the discipline. The editors have assembled an international team of scholars to provide detailed and informative factual surveys with contemporary interpretations and historiographical debate. Special Features * 72 substantial and original essays from internationally respected scholars * no other publication provides so much information in two volumes * includes coverage of non-Western as well as Western medicine * incorporates the very latest in historical research and interpretation * clearly laid out and readable, with a full index of Topics and People * essential information for study and research, including bibliographic notes and cross-referencing between articles. During the twentieth century, medicine has been radically transformed and powerfully transformative. In 1900, western medicine was important to philanthropy and public health, but it was marginal to the state, the industrial economy and the welfare of most individuals. It is now central to these aspects of life. Our prospects seem increasingly dependent on the progress of bio-medical sciences and genetic technologies which promise to reshape future generations. The editors of Medicine in the Twentieth Century have commissioned over forty authoritative essays, written by historical. This is a comprehensive work of reference which covers all aspects of medical history and reflects the complementary approaches to the discipline. 72 essays are written by internationally respected scholars from many different areas of expertise. A coherent structure of health beliefs and the institutionalization of decisive therapeutic practices are so widespread around the globe, that medicine, so defined, is surely a universal in human organizations.