02311namaa2200445uu 4500 doab37604 oapen 20260305123949.0 m o d cr|mn|---annan 210210s2018 xx |||||o ||| 0|eng d 978-1-349-95260-1 9781349952595 10.1057/978-1-349-95260-1 doi oapen oapen eng dc MN bicssc NH bicssc Schlich, Thomas edt The Palgrave Handbook of the History of Surgery Basingstoke Springer Nature 2018 1 online resource (578 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Free-to-read Unrestricted online access star This handbook covers the technical, social and cultural history of surgery. It reflects the state of the art and suggests directions for future research. It discusses what is different and specific about the history of surgery - a manual activity with a direct impact on the patient's body. The individual entries in the handbook function as starting points for anyone who wants to obtain up-to-date information about an area in the history of surgery for purposes of research or for general orientation. Written by 26 experts from 6 countries, the chapters discuss the essential topics of the field (such as anaesthesia, wound infection, instruments, specialization), specific domains areas (for example, cancer surgery, transplants, animals, war), but also innovative themes (women, popular culture, nursing, clinical trials) and make connections to other areas of historical research (such as the history of emotions, art, architecture, colonial history). All rights reserved http://oapen.org/content/about-rights English History bicssc Surgery bicssc Cultural history surgery history Social history surgery surgery Schlich, Thomas oth DOAB Library. https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/37604 0 Free-to-read: DOAB: description of the publication 92947 92947