Harold J. Cook's microhistory shows how a medical malpractice case against an otherwise obscure Dutch physician in London became the center of one of the era's great medical controversies. He shows how society and politics, as well as the scientific and professional uncertainties and jealousies of the early Enlightenment, helped dictate the course of one man's life--and how the actions he took against those forces helped bring down the authority of the physicians of London.
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Harold J. Cook's microhistory shows how a medical malpractice case against an otherwise obscure Dutch physician in London became the center of one of the era's great medical controversies. He shows how society and politics, as well as the scientific and professional uncertainties and jealousies of the early Enlightenment, helped dictate the course of one man's life--and how the actions he took against those forces helped bring down the authority of the physicians of London.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. -Board covers a little rubbed-Edges of text block very lightly toned and foxed-Dustwrapper slightly faded w/ front top corner chipped-Book ow/ solid, clean and bright-xviii/301 pages. 8vo. In Very Good Dustwrapper.
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Good+ in Very Good+ jacket. Brown cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, 301pp., illustrated in b&w. Book has handsome boards and tight binding, some ink underlining and marginalia scattered throughout. DJ has mild toning.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 328 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. No previous owner's name. Clean, tight pages. No bent corners. No remainder mark.