Spreading Germs
Disease Theories and Medical Practice in Britain, 1865–1900
$235.09
- Hardcover
346 pages
- Release Date
16 October 2000
Summary
Spreading Germs discusses how modern ideas on the nature and causes of infectious diseases were constructed and spread within the British medical profession during the last third of the nineteenth century. Michael Worboys challenges many existing interpretations, arguing that at various times there were many germ theories that developed in different ways and did not always embrace science and the use of laboratories. It was the discipline of bacteriology that institutionalized the various ne…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780521773027 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0521773024 |
| Author: | Michael Worboys |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 346 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 16 October 2000 |
| Weight: | 600g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 163mm x 25mm |
| Series: | Cambridge Studies in the History of Medicine |
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Critics Review
“Overall, Worboys’s monograph is a challenging and extremely readable medical history of germs. It will be essential reading for students taking history of medicine programs.” William H. Brock, Isis “…the book reveals - and re-defines - a fascinating international picture of evolving germ theories involving complex interactions between scientific theoreticians and medical and veterinary practitioners…I would recommend this as essential reading for anyone with an interest in the history of biomedical science and public health.” Nursing History Review “In Spreading Germs, Worboys deepens and clarifies our understanding of biomedical science, both on its own terms and in its larger sociopolitical context.” Perspectives in Biology and Medicine “…a competent, scholarly presentation of its subject…” Albion “Worboys has provided a significant piece of scholarship as he considers the relationship between changing disease theory and medical practice. It is a great addition to the history of medicine, and could well be instuctive to historians of any field.” Journal of World History
About The Author
Michael Worboys
Michael Worboys, professor of history of science, technology and medicine at the University of Manchester, is known for his work on the history of colonial science, tropical medicine, communicable diseases, and bacteriology and is currently researching animals and medicine.
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