Problems and Methods in the History of Medicine (The Wellcome Institute Series in the History of Medicine)

Porter, Roy; Wear, A.

ISBN 10: 0709936877 / ISBN 13: 9780709936879

Published by Routledge, 1987

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Problems and Methods in the History of Medicine (The Wellcome Institute Series in the History of Medicine)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0709936877
• ISBN 13: 9780709936879
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

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Synopsis

Originally published in 1987, Problems and Methods in the History of Medicine is a collection of papers surveying and assessing the particular approaches and techniques which have been used in the history of medicine in the past or are still being developed (from the influence of Annales to the role of the computer). The emphasis is on historical practice rather than methodology in isolation. Besides the topics indicated above, a third problematic is that of historical demography. A common theme to all three groups of paper is the relation between quantitative 'hard' data and qualitative 'soft' data.