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The Organization of Science and Technology in France 1808–1914
The papers in this volume represent the first attempt at a coherent analysis of the institutional structure of French science and technology in the nineteenth century. They treat …
Chronic Disease in the Twentieth Century
Long and recurring illnesses have burdened sick people and their doctors since ancient times, but until recently the concept of "chronic disease" had limited significance. Even …
Chronic Disease in the Twentieth Century
How the evolving concept of chronic disease has affected patients and politics in the United States and Europe.Long and recurring illnesses have burdened sick people and their …
Countdown to Armageddon
Albert Einstein, then the recognized smartest man alive, just after World War II and the use of the atomic bomb, was asked the question, What weapons will be used in World War …
Palm Sunday
Healing the World's Children
Essays range from historical overviews and historiographic surveys of children's health in various regions of the world, to disability and affliction narratives - from polio in …
The Emergence of Modern Universities In France, 1863-1914
George Weisz offers a comprehensive analysis of the French university system during the latter half of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Examining the major reforms of …
Divide and Conquer
This wide-ranging book is the first to examine one of the most significant and characteristic features of modern medicine - specialization - in historical and comparative context. …
The Medical Mandarins
This wide-ranging and imaginative book examines the social and scientific role of the French Academy of Medicine from its creation in 1820 to the outbreak of the Second World War. …