The Medical Messiahs : A Social History of Health Quackery in 20th Century America /

Review: ""The Medical Messiahs is an example of historical writing at its best-scholarly, perceptive, and exceedingly readable. Despite his objectivity, Young's dry humor shines through and illuminates his entire book.""--John Duffy, Journal of Southern History ""T...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Young, James Harvey (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1992.
Edition:Expanded paperback edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Quacks and quackery.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
HEALTH & FITNESS > General.
Quackery > history > United States.
Quacks and quackery > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Review: ""The Medical Messiahs is an example of historical writing at its best-scholarly, perceptive, and exceedingly readable. Despite his objectivity, Young's dry humor shines through and illuminates his entire book.""--John Duffy, Journal of Southern History ""This book is written in tight, graceful prose that reflects thought rather than substitutes for it. Done with a sure feel for the larger political, social, and economic background, it demonstrates that historians who would make socially relevant contributions need only adhere to the best canons of their art.""-Oscar E. Anderson, Jr.,
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:1 online resource (522 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781400868698

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