The Origin and Antiquity of Syphilis
Author | : Brenda J. Baker |
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Total Pages | : 35 |
Release | : 1988 |
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Author | : Brenda J. Baker |
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Total Pages | : 35 |
Release | : 1988 |
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Author | : Claude Quétel |
Publisher | : Polity |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 1992-04-08 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780745610306 |
The book presents the first comprehensive history of the origin of syphilis, from its appearance in Europe at the end of the fifteenth century to the present day. Quetel examines the origins and treatments of syphilis over the centuries, focusing on the controls over sexual behaviour which were justified by the need to curb the spread of the disease. The author also investigates the cultural dimensions of the problem: for instance, the images of syphilis presented in wartime propaganda and the literary connotations associated with the idea of the syphilitic genius. Quetel discusses historical accounts of the spread of syphilis and draws parallels with the current medical and social campaigns against AIDS.
Author | : Herbert Upham Williams |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 88 |
Release | : 1932 |
Genre | : Archaeology |
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Author | : Claude Quétel |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 358 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
From its appearance in Europe at the end of the fifteenth century until its cure with the discovery of penicillin, syphilis has inspired wildly varying--and culturally revealing--theories about its origin, nature, and treatment. In The History of Syphilis, Claude Qutel chronicles five centuries of medical detective work and official management of a virulent disease that quickly became a cultural phenomenon. Qutel's study is a reminder that modern medical science grew not only from inspired genius but also from desperate speculation. Drawing parallels with the current medical and social campaigns against AIDS, Qutel notes that the history of syphilis has a surprisingly contemporary resonance. "Qutel argues that the war against syphilis was never mainly between science and disease. From the very beginning, it was waged between those who sought to preserve syphilis as a scourge on sinners and those who sought its cure."--Wilson Quarterly "In its relation to sex and sin, Qutel demonstrates, syphilis was perhaps the archetypical social disease. The strength of this history is that the author portrays physicians and public officials in a broad social context as they tried to counter popular views of syphilis as being shameful and frightening... Demonstrates that our present concern with AIDS has not shifted this debate significantly."--Journal of the History of Sexuality "This book is two books in one. It traces the history of the medical conceptualizations of syphilis and the attendant therapies for the disease from its first appearance in Europe during the 1490s until the present. But it also charts the cultural representations of syphilis over a period of five hundred years.Contemporary French scholars excel in the study of this aspect of medical history, and Claude Qutel is clearly among the finest."--Historian
Author | : Herbert U. Williams |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 88 |
Release | : 1932 |
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Author | : Bruce M. Rothschild |
Publisher | : New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science |
Total Pages | : 231 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Bones |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Iwan Bloch |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 60 |
Release | : 1908 |
Genre | : Syphilis |
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Author | : John Laws Milton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 94 |
Release | : 1880 |
Genre | : Syphilis |
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Author | : Albert S. Ashmead |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 3 |
Release | : 1894 |
Genre | : Syphilis |
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Author | : Simon Szreter |
Publisher | : Rochester Studies in Medical H |
Total Pages | : 452 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Health & Fitness |
ISBN | : 1580469612 |
Multidisciplinary collection of essays on the relationship of infertility and the "historic" STIS--gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis--producing surprising new insights in studies from across the globe and spanning millennia.