Preface vi
Introduction: Where Medical History Came From 1
The First Drama: The Healer 10
The Second Drama: The Sick Person 32
The Third Drama: Diseases 55
The Fourth Drama: Discovering and Communicating Knowledge 80
The Fifth Drama: Medicine and Health Interacting with Society 108
Conclusion: Where Medical History is Going 135
Suggestions for Further Reading 143
Notes 149
Index 154
John Burnham is Research Professor of History and Scholar in Residence in the Medical Heritage Center, The Ohio State University
'With examples drawn from a wide time frame, this book shows why
successive generations have found the subject of medical history so
fascinating. Organized into themes, and written in a lively,
accessible style, it gives a balanced account of even the most
controversial areas.'
Mark Harrison, Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine,
University of Oxford
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