The Cambridge History of Medicine (Porter Roy)(Paperback)

The Cambridge History of Medicine (Porter Roy)(Paperback)

The Cambridge History of Medicine, first published in 2006, surveys the rise of medicine in the West from classical times to the present. Covering both the social and scientific history of medicine, this volume traces the chronology of key developments and events, while at the same time engaging

Blood and Guts - A Short History of Medicine (Porter Roy)(Paperback / softback)

Discusses about millennia of human ingenuity in the quest to cheat death. This book features various chapters that sum up one of these battlefields such as surgery, doctors, disease, hospitals, laboratories and the human body. It is suitable for those who are keenly aware of their own mortality and

London - A Social History (Porter Roy)(Paperback / softback)

Looking at urban history, this work balances statistics with the words of historians, diarists and novelists, poets and churchmen such as: Pepys, Boswell, Fielding, Walpole, Blake, Mayhew, Wells, Woolf, and Spark. It is a celebration of the city and also an elegy for its decline, with statistics

Dějiny medicíny - Roy Porter

Dějiny medicíny Roye Portera jsou mimořádným dílem, jež shrnuje a hodnotí celý dosavadní vývoj praktické medicíny i lékařské vědy. Autor se snaží zachytit stále rychlejší a dynamičtější pokrok medicíny, uvědomuje si však i její současné limity a nově vznikající

Madness: A Brief History (Porter Roy)(Paperback)

Looking back on his confinement to Bethlem, Restoration playwright Nathaniel Lee declared: 'They called me mad, and I called them mad, and damn them, they outvoted me.' As Roy Porter shows in Madness: A Brief History, thinking about who qualifies as insane, what causes mental illness, and how such

The Cambridge History of Western Music Theory (Christensen Thomas)(Paperback)

The Cambridge History of Western Music Theory is the first comprehensive history of Western music theory to be published in the English language. A collaborative project by leading music theorists and historians, the volume traces the rich panorama of music-theoretical thought from the Ancient

The Cambridge History of Communism (Naimark Norman)(Paperback)

Volume Two of The Cambridge History of Communism explores the rise of Communist states and movements after World War II. Key themes include the relationship between East European parties and Moscow, and the spread of communism in Asia, Africa and Latin America, as nationalism fed anti-imperialist

The Cambridge History of Warfare (Parker Geoffrey)(Paperback)

The new edition of The Cambridge History of Warfare, written and updated by a team of eight distinguished military historians, examines how war was waged by Western powers across a sweeping timeframe beginning with classical Greece and Rome, moving through the Middle Ages and the early modern

The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare (Parker Geoffrey)(Paperback)

The new edition of The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare, written and updated by a team of nine distinguished military historians, examines how war was waged by Western powers across a sweeping timeframe, beginning with classical Greece and Rome, moving through the Middle Ages and the early

The Cambridge History of Russia (Lieven Dominic)(Paperback)

The second volume of The Cambridge History of Russia covers the imperial period (1689-1917). It encompasses political, economic, social, cultural, diplomatic, and military history. All the major Russian social groups have separate chapters and the volume also includes surveys on the non-Russian

The Cambridge History of Communism (Frst Juliane)(Paperback)

Volume Three of The Cambridge History of Communism charts the global Cold War in its last two decades, the collapse of Soviet socialism, the resurgence of China as a global power, and the transformation of the geopolitics and political economy of Cold War

The New Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations (Cohen Warren I.)(Paperback)

Since their first publication, the four volumes of the Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations have served as the definitive source for the topic, from the colonial period to the Cold War. The fourth volume explores the conditions in the international system at the end of World War II, the

Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health and Medicine (Llewellyn Carrie D.)(Paperback)

This third edition of the much acclaimed Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health and Medicine offers a fully up-to-date, comprehensive, accessible, one-stop resource for doctors, health care professionals, mental health care professionals (such as psychologists, counsellors, specialist nurses),

The Oxford Handbook of the History of Medicine (Jackson Mark)(Paperback)

The Oxford Handbook of the History of Medicine celebrates the richness and variety of medical history around the world. In recent decades, the history of medicine has emerged as a rich and mature sub-discipline within history, but the strength of the field has not precluded vigorous debates about

Interpretations of the Two Germanies, 1945-1990 (Porter Roy)(Paperback)

The two Germanies, arising from the unpromising ashes of defeated Nazi Germany, came to represent opposing models of state and society. The Federal Republic established itself as a remarkably stable democracy and successful social market economy: the German Democratic Republic developed an

The Tower of London: The Biography (Porter Stephen)(Paperback)

The Tower of London is an icon of England's history. William the Conqueror built the White Tower after his invasion and conquest in 1066 to dominate London, and it has become infamous as a place of torture, execution and murder.The deaths of royals attracted most attention: the murder of the

Making Medicines: A Brief History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals (Anderson Stuart Ed)(Paperback)

Making Medicines is a concise, chronological discussion of the history of therapeutics and pharmacy from the Egyptians through to the present day. It focuses on the discovery and uses of medicines to treat illness through the ages, and the evolving role of the

The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine (Veith Ilza)(Paperback)

The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine has become a landmark in the history of Chinese civilization. Written in the form of a dialogue in which the emperor seeks information from his minister Ch'I-Po on questions of health and the art of healing, it is the oldest known document in

The Cambridge Companion to Epicureanism (Warren James)(Paperback)

This Companion presents both an introduction to the history of the ancient philosophical school of Epicureanism and also a critical account of the major areas of its philosophical interest. Chapters span the school's history from the early Hellenistic Garden to the Roman Empire and its later

Mary Tudor - The First Queen (Porter Linda)(Paperback / softback)

A groundbreaking new history of the first woman to rule England in her own

English Society in the 18th Century: Second Edition (Porter Roy)(Paperback)

A portrait of 18th century England, from its princes to its paupers, from its metropolis to its smallest hamlet. The topics covered include - diet, housing, prisons, rural festivals, bordellos, plays, paintings, and work and

Mystery of the Exploding Teeth and Other Curiosities from the History of Medicine (Morris Thomas)(Paperback / softback)

Railways of Peebles (Perkins Roy G.)(Paperback / softback)

This fascinating selection of photographs gives an insight into the history of the railways in and around Peebles over the last

Story of Britain - From the Romans to the Present (Strong Sir Roy)(Paperback / softback)

A fully updated, authoritative and exceptionally readable history of Britain from the Romans to the