Making Medical History
Life and Times of Henry S. Sigerist
Published on 10. February 1997
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-0-8018-5355-5 (ISBN)
Description
A Marxist sympathizer and advocate of socialized medicine, Henry Ernest Sigerist was regarded as the world's leading historian of medicine in the first half of the 20th century. In this text, individuals from various disciplines reveal why he continues to be revered 35 years after his death.
Reviews / Votes
"Fifteen articles discuss Sigerist's influence on the history of medicine, medical sociology, and health policy and illuminate why, thirty-five years after his death, he continues to be revered by many public health professionals and medical historians. In the first half of the century, Sigerist was widely regarded as the world's leading historian of medicine. He was also a Marxist sympathizer and advocate of socialized medicine, and he had enormous and controversial influence on the medical politics of his time."--'SciTech Book News'More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Baltimore, MD
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
46 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
775 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8018-5355-5 (9780801853555)
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Persons
Elizabeth Fee is chief of the History of Medicine Division at the National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland, and adjunct professor of history and health policy at the Johns Hopkins University. Her many books include 'Disease and Discovery: A History of the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, 1916-1939,' available from Johns Hopkins. Theodore M. Brown is professor of history at the University of Rochester, where he also teaches in the Department of Community and Preventive Medicine and the Division of Medical Humanities.