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The Care of Brute Beasts : a Social and Cultural Study of Veterinary Medicine in Early Modern England.
This book is about medical beliefs and practices for animals in early modern England. Although there are numerous texts on the subject of human health, this is the first and only text to focus exclusively on animals during this period.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden :
BRILL,
2009.
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| Colección: | History of Science and Medicine Library, 14.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The Care of Brute Beasts; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; Introduction; Part One: Setting the Scene; Chapter One: Animals in Early Modern Society and Culture; Chapter Two: The Principles behind Health and Illness; Part Two: Structures of Knowledge; Chapter Three: The Medical Marketplace for Animals; Chapter Four: The Print Culture and Veterinary Medicine; Part Three: Structures of Practice; Chapter Five: 'To Keep Out Disease': Preventative Medicine; Chapter Six: Remedial Medicine; Epilogue: Veterinary Medicine in the Eighteenth Century; Bibliography; Index.