For 2000 years, health and sickness have danced across, above and below the city’s streets, defining London life in the process. 'Medical London' charts the many roles that diseases, treatments and cures have played in the city's sprawling story, and reveals how London, in turn, has shaped the professions and practices of modern medicine.
- Date published
- Format
- Hardback
- Extent
- 500pp
- ISBN
- 9780955876103
About the contributors
Richard Barnett
Author
Richard Barnett is a writer, teacher and broadcaster on the cultural history of science and medicine. He is Director of Studies in History for the Pembroke-King’s Programme at the University of Cambridge, and honorary research fellow at UCL.
Mike Jay
Editor
Mike Jay is an author and curator who has written widely on the history of science, medicine, drugs and madness. His books include 'The Influencing Machine' (2012), 'The Atmosphere of Heaven' (2007) and 'High Society: Mind-altering Drugs in History and Culture' (2010). He is a research affiliate of the Centre for Health Humanities at University College London, and a trustee of the Bethlem Art and History Collection.