Benjamin Rush, civic health, and human illness in the early American republic /

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"Benjamin Rush (1745-1813) casts a long shadow over American medicine as well as over the social and political history of the American republic. The Philadelphia physician involved himself in numerous social, political, and scientific projects while maintaining a busy practice and lecturing to...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Naramore, Sarah E. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Rochester : University of Rochester Press, 2023.
Series:Rochester studies in medical history.
Subjects:
Rush, Benjamin, > 1746-1813
Rush, Benjamin, > 1746-1813 > Political and social views.
Rush, Benjamin, > 1746-1813.
1700-1899
Medicine > United States > History > 18th century.
Medicine > United States > History > 19th century.
Physicians.
History, 18th Century.
History, 19th Century.
Medicine.
Political and social views.
United States.
Electronic books.
Biography.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The Education of Benjamin Rush
  • An American Physician
  • Making and Sharing Medical Knowledge
  • Learning from Bodies
  • Explaining Variation in American Bodies
  • Confronting Climatic Ills
  • Care, Curing, and Prevention in American Institutions
  • Prepping the Next Generation of "Republican Machines"
  • Epilogue

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