Companion Encyclopedia of the History of Medicine

'It is both intelligent and discursive, and anyone with an interest in medicine past or present should have it on their shelves.' - The Daily Telegraph

`This landmark work will forever shape and define the interdisciplinary field of the history of medicine ... Bibliographies and notes conclude each chapter, and an excellent summary of the field's literature is found in the essay "Medical Historiography". Entries are tied together with pertinent cross references, and an extensive index (not seen) concludes Volume 2. Unless their budgets are in intensive care, all libraries with a serious interest in medicine will find this is an essential purchase.' - Library Journal

'It is both intelligent and discursive, and anyone with an interest in medicine past or present should have it on their shelves.' - The Daily Telegraph

'In these two wonderful volumes are 72 essays on an enormous variety of topics that include Chinese medicine, ethics, women, architecture, economics and literature, as well as traditional subjects such as pathology and psychiatry. Almost all are crisply written and readable. They should be at doctors' bedsides and in all waiting rooms. There is something for everybody here.' - New Scientist

`The diversity of subjects not ordinarily considered in books of this nature ... make this not only a valuable and lively work of reference, but a book to be kept close at hand and read with pleasure as well as enlightenment. This well-indexed encyclopedia, edited by two of the leading English scholars in the field, will inform and stimulate all those interested in the art and science of medical history.' - Nature

`A work extraordinary in both its expansive scope and historiographical engagement. A remarkable collection of essays that comprise at once a thoroughly reliable reference tool, a wide-ranging synthesis of what the past generation of scholarship has yielded, and a vivid depiction of recent activity at the historiographic cutting edge. A reference work of lasting value, one with no plausible competitors in sight, and the most powerful collective portrait we have of the historiographical forefront of our field. No student of the history of medicine will be able to ignore this encyclopedia, which belongs on the shelves of every serious library. ' - Medical History

`I have no doubt that everyone concerned with the history of medicine and its cultural context will soon find it an indispensable guide.' - British Journal for the History of Science

`The enterprise as a whole is resoundingly successful.' - Psychological Medicine

`This is a work to be savoured. It is scholarly, well-edited , well referenced and well written. It will become the reference work on the subject and a source of much thoughtful interest. It can be highly recommended.' - Neuromuscular Disorders

`This is undoubtably an important work of reference. It is likely to be of use to both the student seeking `material' for an essay and of service to the harassed teacher of medical history required to prepare a lecture on an unfamiliar topic.' - Annals of Science

`These volumes are beautifully produced ... All who can should obtain and study this superb work.' - Cardiology Today

`This book ... should be a leisurely and intellectually enriching companion for life.' - British Medical Journal

`It merits a place in a wider range of libraries than its title implies and is an essential acquisition for any library aiming to cover medical and social history whether an academic library or a branch public library - and perhaps even doctors' waiting rooms. The quality of the work is beyond question and it represents excellent value for money.' - The Year in Reference

`Simply exhaustive in its critical and historical coverage of every aspect of illness and its institutions across the world.' - Sander Gilman in Breakthrough Books