A history of Scottish medicine : themes and influences

Helen M. Dingwall

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.

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[目次]

  • Introduction
  • Part One: A Nation in the Making: Medicine in Scotland from Earliest Times to c.1500
  • 1. Scotland and Scots before Scotland
  • 2. Scottish Medicine in pre-Scotland Times
  • 3. Medicine in Medieval Scotland
  • Part Two: A Nation Ascendant? Medicine in Scotland from c.1300-c.1800
  • 4. Scotland and Scots in Scotland
  • 5. Medicine in Early Modern Scotland
  • 6. Medicine in Enlightenment Scotland
  • Part Three: A Nation Eclipsed? Medicine in Scotland from c.1800-2000
  • 7. Scotland and Scots Beyond Scotland
  • 8. Public Medicine in Public Scotland
  • 9. Modern Medicine in Modern Scotland
  • Conclusion
  • Further Reading
  • Select Bibliography
  • Index.

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書名 A history of Scottish medicine : themes and influences
著作者等 Dingwell Helen
Dingwall Helen M.
出版元 Edinburgh University Press
刊行年月 c2003
ページ数 vi, 282 p.
大きさ 24 cm
ISBN 0748608656
NCID BA66920863
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言語 英語
出版国 イギリス
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