The Dying and the Doctors by Ian Mortimer
A survey of the changes in medical care for those approaching death in the early modern period.
An important book for the social history of medicine* ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW *
Mortimer's description and conclusions must inform our understanding of seventeenth-century medical practice. * JOURNAL OF SOCIAL HISTORY *
Contributes to our understanding of the mechanisms, inspirations, and effects of an important paradigmatic shift which continues to shape societies across the globe today. * JOURNAL OF HEALTH AND HISTORY *
Chart[s] a remarkable medical revolution taking place throughout seventeenth-century England. Historians of early modern medicine should thank him for that. * JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE AND ALLIED SCIENCES *
The results of this meticulous and painstaking research are persuasive and have far-reaching implications for the social history of medical care of the dying. * SOCIAL HISTORY OF MEDICINE *
Mortimer's book is a feat of statistical organisation. He has deftly and meticulously analysed thousands of probate records, using complex and subtle quantities techniques. [...] It is a valuable contribution to the history of medicine, and succeeds in its aim to draw attention to the hitherto acknowledged rise in the employment of doctors at times of grave illness. * LOCAL POPULATION STUDIES *
A work of great clarity and elegance, and provides the bedrock on which social history must be based. * TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT *
A must for any studying the history of science or subjects related to the Renaissance and Industrial Revolutions. * MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW *
Mortimer's description and conclusions must inform our understanding of seventeenth-century medical practice. * JOURNAL OF SOCIAL HISTORY *
Contributes to our understanding of the mechanisms, inspirations, and effects of an important paradigmatic shift which continues to shape societies across the globe today. * JOURNAL OF HEALTH AND HISTORY *
Chart[s] a remarkable medical revolution taking place throughout seventeenth-century England. Historians of early modern medicine should thank him for that. * JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE AND ALLIED SCIENCES *
The results of this meticulous and painstaking research are persuasive and have far-reaching implications for the social history of medical care of the dying. * SOCIAL HISTORY OF MEDICINE *
Mortimer's book is a feat of statistical organisation. He has deftly and meticulously analysed thousands of probate records, using complex and subtle quantities techniques. [...] It is a valuable contribution to the history of medicine, and succeeds in its aim to draw attention to the hitherto acknowledged rise in the employment of doctors at times of grave illness. * LOCAL POPULATION STUDIES *
A work of great clarity and elegance, and provides the bedrock on which social history must be based. * TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT *
A must for any studying the history of science or subjects related to the Renaissance and Industrial Revolutions. * MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW *
The Time-Traveller's Guide to Medieval England, by Ian Mortimer, is a best-selling book. He graduated from the University of Exeter with a BA, PhD, and DLitt, as well as a MA in archival studies from UCL. He has worked for the Historical Manuscripts Commission and the universities of Exeter and Reading, and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (for which he was given the Alexander Award in 2004). A series of four interconnected historical biographies spanning English politics from 1300 to 1415, as well as a groundbreaking study of medicine in seventeenth-century England, are among his other works.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780861933266 |
| ISBN 10 | 0861933265 |
| Title | The Dying and the Doctors |
| Author | Ian Mortimer |
| Series | Royal Historical Society Studies In History New Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
| Year published | 2015-02-19 |
| Number of pages | 246 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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