"With diverse constitutions, a multiplicity of approaches, styles, and aims is both expected and desired. This volume locates medical history within itself and

One hundred and twenty-four selections survey the outstanding writings and discoveries in all aspects of medicine

The essays in this collection focus on the dynamic relationship between health and place. Historical and anthropological perspectives are presented – each dis

Exploring aspects of Irish medical history, from the nature and proposed remedies for various illnesses in eighteenth century Ireland, to the treatment of influ

This introductory textbook presents medical history as a theoretically rich discipline, one that constantly engages with major social questions about ethics, bo