Hippocrates' Woman by Helen King

Hippocrates' Woman by Helen King

Hippocrates' Woman presents an arresting study of the origins of gynaecology, an exploration of how the interior workings of the female body were understood and the influence of Hippocrates' theories on the gynaecology of subsequent ages.

'King's eye for detail turns an intellectual feast into scintillating entertainment' - Times Literary Supplement

'This is a fine contribution which is interesting whether approached from a localised interest in the history of science or from a broader concern with gender and social change.' - London Review of Books

'King provides a scholarly elucidation of the central importance of social and cultural factors in shaping medical practice and, conversely of medical practice in shaping the very definition - and experience - of what it is to be human.' - Sibyl

'It will nevertheless appeal to...medical historians and in particular to those wiith an interest in Women's Studies.' - C F Salazar, University of Cambridge

Helen King is a Wellcome Trust Research fellow and Lecturer in the Departments of Classics and History at the University of Reading. Her wide range of publications on women and medicine includes Hysteria Beyond Freud (1993).

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ISBN 13	9780415138956
ISBN 10	0415138957
Title	Hippocrates' Woman
Author	Helen King
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	1998-10-29
Number of pages	344
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