Civilization and disease / Henry E. Sigerist ; with a new foreword by Elizabeth Fee.

Author/creator Sigerist, Henry E.
Other author Fee, Elizabeth.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoIthaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2018.
Description1 online resource.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Medicine--History.
Medicine and art.
Medicine--Philosophy.

SeriesMessenger lectures
Contents Foreword : the life and work of Henry E. Sigerist / by Elizabeth Fee -- Civilization as a factor in the genesis of disease -- Disease and economics -- Disease and social life -- Disease and the law -- Disease and history -- Disease and religion -- Disease and philosophy -- Disease and science -- Disease and literature -- Disease and art -- Disease and music -- Civilization against disease.
Abstract "Originally published in 1943, Civilization and Disease was based on a series of lectures that the medical historian Henry E. Sigerist delivered at Cornell University in 1940. Now back in print, the book is a wide-ranging account of the importance of social factors on health and illness and the impact that disease has had on societies throughout human history. Despite considerable advances in both medicine and historiography, Civilization and Disease remains a landmark work in the history of medicine and a fascinating look at, first, civilization as a factor in the genesis and spread of disease, and second, the effects of disease on such aspects of civilization as economics, social life, law, philosophy, religion, science, and the arts. In a new foreword written for this edition, Elizabeth Fee outlines Sigerist's life, works, and legacy as a historian, a teacher, and an advocate for universal health care, hailing Civilization and Disease as "an excellent introduction to Sigerist's work"-- Publisher's website.
General note"Originally published in 1943, now with a new foreword."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Source of descriptionDescription based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
Issued in other formPrint version: Sigerist, Henry E. (Henry Ernest), 1891-1957, author. Civilization and disease Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2018 9781501723438
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018022882
ISBN9781501723445 (epub/mobi)
ISBN9781501723452 (pdf)

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