Against the backdrop of unprecedented concern for the future of health care, 'The Cambridge History of Medicine' surveys the rise of medicine in the West from classical times to the present. Covering both the social and scientific history of medicine, this volume traces the chronology of key developments and events.

An authoritative and accessible illustrated introduction to medical history.

The Cambridge World History of Medical Ethics provides the first global history of medical ethics.

A collection of essays on the social history of legal medicine including case studies on infanticide, abortion, coroners' inquests and criminal insanity.

Professor Farley describes how governments and organizations faced one particular tropical disease, bilharzia or schistosomiasis.