Speculation and Experimentation in Early Poliomyelitis Research /Saul Benison --Kitasato, Yersin, and the Plague Bacillus /Norman Howard-Jones --Nostalgia: A “Forgotten” Psychological Disorder /George Rosen --Scientific Empiricism in the Middle Ages: Albertus Magnus on Sexual Anatomy and Physiology /James Rochester Shaw --Book Reviews --Geschichte der Krebskrankheit: Schicksale der Kranken, der Ärzte und der Forscher; Der Werdegang einer Wissenschaft. JURAJ KÖRBLER, Wien, Verlag Dr. Herta Ranner, 1973, 235 pp., 37 illus. /D. De Moulin --The Theoretical Foundations of Chinese Medicine; Systems and Correspondences. MANFRED PORKERT, M.I.T. East Asian Science Series. Vol. III. Cambridge, Massachussets, and London, England, The M.I.T. Press, 1974. xvi, 368 pp., illus., US Dollar 13.95. /Ilza Veith --Nicolaus Copernicus and his Epoch. JAN ADAMCZEWSKI, in cooperation with EDWARD J. PISZEK, New York, Copernicus Society of America (Charles Scribner's Sons), 1974, 161 pp., with illus., US Dollar7.95. /Victor Thoren --Der Hippokratische Eid - und wir?: Plädoyer für eine zeitgemässe ärztliche Ethik: ein Auftrag an den Medizinhistoriker. HELMUT SIEFERT, Feuchtwangen, Carl-Ernst Kohlbauer, 1973, 60 pp., paper, DM 8,40. /Guenter B. Risse --Catatonia. KARL LUDWIG KAHLBAUM (1874, translated by Y. Levij and T. Pridan), with an introduction by George Mora, Baltimore, Maryland, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1973, 102 pp., US Dollar 7.50. /Jacques M. Quen --Über den Umgang mit Geisteskranken: Die Entwicklung der psychiatrischen Therapie vom “moralischen Regime” in England und Frankreich zu den “psychischen Curmethoden” in Deutschland. MARTIN SCHRENK, Berlin, Springer-Verlag, 1973, 194 pp., 20 ill., US Dollar 44.10, DM 98,-. /Otto M. Marx --Sydsvenska medicinhistoriska Sällskapets Arsskrijt 1973. BENGT I. LINDSKOG, ed. Lund, AB C.-W. Lindströms Universitets-Bokhandel, 1973, 223 pp., with illus., paper, 30 Swed. Crowns. /E. Snorrason --The “Real Expedición Maritima de la Vacuna” in New Spain and Guatemala. MICHAEL M. SMITH, Transactions, American Philosophical Society, vol. 64, part 1, Philadelphia, American Philosophical Society, 1974, 74 pp, paper, US Dollar 4. /Francisco Guerra --Nordisk medicinhistorisk Arsbok 1973. WOLFRAM KOCK, ed., Yearbook of the Museum of Medical History, Stockholm, The Museum of Medical History, 1973, 248 pp, with illus, paper, 30 Swed. Crowns. /E. Snorrason --The History of the Cholera in Exeter in 1832. THOMAS SHAPTER, Facsimile reprint of original 1849 ed., with introduction by Robert Newton, New York, S. R. Publishers, British Book Centre, 1974, 297 pp, with illus, US Dollar 13.50. /Norman Howard-Jones --The Care and Exhibition of Medical History Museum Objects. PATSY A. GERSTNER, Cleveland, Cleveland Health Sciences Library and Case Western Reserve University, 1974, 47 pp, paper US Dollar 1.75. /J. K. Crellin --A History of Public Health in New York City, 1866-1966. JOHN DUFFY, New York, Russel Sage Foundation, 1974, 690 pp., illus., US Dollar 20. /Judith W. Leavitt --Oración Inaugural sobre la Importancia de la Anatomía la Cirugía (1773). ANTONIO DE GIMBERNAT, Cátedra e Instituto de Historia de la Medicina, Valencia, 1971, 33 pp. /Emilio Balaguer --The Disease of the Soul: Leprosy in Medieval Literature. SAUL NATHANIEL BRODY, Cornell University Press, Ithaca and London, 1974, 223 pp., 12 illus., US Dollar 9.50. /Juan A. Paniagua --Contributors to this Issue --Papers --Giovanni Michele Savonarola: An Atypical Renaissance Practitioner /Ynez Violé O'neill --Causation: A Problem in Medical Philosophy /Lester S. King --The Development of our Knowledge of Foetal Heart Activity: With Special Reference to Denmar /Dyre Trolle --Viewpoints in the Teaching of Medical History /Lester S. King --Book Reviews --Claude Bernard and Animal Chemistry: The Emergence of a Scientist. FREDERIC LAWRENCE HOLMES. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1974, XX + 541 pp, with illus, US Dollar 18. /William F. Bynum --The Schreber Case: Psychoanalytic Profile of a Paranoid Personality. WILLIAM G. NIEDERLAND, Quadrangle/New York Times Book, New York, 1974, 172 pp, 10 illus, US Dollar 8.95. /G. E. Gifford Jr. --The History and Philosophy of Knowledge of the Brain and its Functions. F. N. L. POYNTER, ed. (Symposium, London, July 15-17, 1957), Amsterdam, B. M. Israël, 1973, 272 pp., with illus., Hfl 48. (reprint of 1958 ed.) /William F. Bynum --Contributors to this Issue /Lester S. King --Papers --La Clinique Parisienne avant et après 1802 /P. Huard and M. J. Imbault-Huart --Malpractice, 1811 /Francis Schiller --Premières Descriptions de la Chorée de Huntington en France et en Belgique /Henri Husquinet --Viewpoints in the Teaching of Medical History /Lester S. King --Langenbeck on the Mechanism of Tumor Metastasis and the Transmission of Cancer from Man to Animal /L. J. Rather --Galen on Cancer and Related Diseases /Jeremiah Reedy --Book Reviews --Animals in Roman Life and Art. J. M. C. TOYNBEE, Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York, 1973, with Appendix, “Roman Veterinary Medicine”, by R. E. WALKER, 431 pp., 114 plates, 1 figure US Dollar 17.50. /John Scarborough.

Who did the ancient Greeks describe as the world's best athlete? What does the Koran say about women's rights? How has the digital revolution changed life in the modern age? From the law courts of ancient Iraq to bloody Civil War battlefields, explore the daily lives of people from major world cultures throughout history, as presented in their own words. Bringing useful and engaging material into world history classrooms, this rich collection of historical documents and illustrations provides insight into major cultures from all continents. Hundreds of thematically organized, annotated primary documents, and over 100 images introduce aspects of daily life throughout the world, including domestic life, economics, intellectual life, material life, politics, religion, and recreation, from antiquity to the present. Document selections are guided by the National Standards for World History, providing a direct tie to the curriculum. Analytical introductions explain the key features and background of each document, and create links between documents to illustrate the interrelationship of thoughts and customs across time and cultures. Volume 1: The Ancient World covers the major civilizations from ancient Sumeria (3000 BCE) through the fall of Imperial Rome (476 CE), including Egypt, Greece, and Israel, and also covers China and India during the births of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. Volume 2: The Middle Ages and Renaissance covers the development of European culture from the Germanic migrations of the fifth century CE through the university movement of the late middle ages, and the sixteenth-century growth of global empires and the collapse of the kingship in seventeenth-century England. Also covered are the Native empires of the Americas and the rise of Islamic culture throughout the Middle East and Africa. Volume 3: The Modern World spans the period from the Enlightenment through modern Internet era and global economy, including the founding of the United States, colonial and post-colonial life in Latin America and Africa, and the growth of international cultures and new economies in Asia. Document sources include: The code of Hammurabi, The Manu Smrti, Seneca's On Mercy, Josephus's Jewish Antiquities, The Koran, Dante's Divine Comedy, Bernal Diaz del Castillo's The True History of the Conquest of Mexico, The Travels of Marco Polo, Brahmagupta's principles of mathematics and astronomy, The Mayan Popul Vuh, the diary of a Southern plantation wife during the Civil War, and letters from an American soldier in Vietnam Thematically organized sections are supplemented with a glossary of terms, a glossary of names, a timeline of key events, and an annotated bibliography. Document selections are guided by the National Standards for World History, providing a direct tie to the curriculum. This collection is an invaluable source for students of material history, social history, and world history.

From Marilyn to Mussolini, people captivate people. A&E's Biography, best-selling autobiographies, and biographical novels testify to the popularity of the genre. But where does one begin? Collected here are descriptions and evaluations of over 10,000 biographical works, including books of fact and fiction, biographies for young readers, and documentaries and movies, all based on the lives of over 500 historical figures from scientists and writers, to political and military leaders, to artists and musicians. Each entry includes a brief profile, autobiographical and primary sources, and recommended works. Short reviews describe the pertinent biographical works and offer insight into the qualities and special features of each title, helping readers to find the best biographical material available on hundreds of fascinating individuals.

This National Book Award finalist is a revealing and beautifully written memoir and family history from acclaimed photographer Sally Mann. In this groundbreaking book, a unique interplay of narrative and image, Mann's preoccupation with family, race, mortality, and the storied landscape of the American South are revealed as almost genetically predetermined, written into her DNA by the family history that precedes her. Sorting through boxes of family papers and yellowed photographs she finds more than she bargained for: "deceit and scandal, alcohol, domestic abuse, car crashes, bogeymen, clandestine affairs, dearly loved and disputed family land . . . racial complications, vast sums of money made and lost, the return of the prodigal son, and maybe even bloody murder." In lyrical prose and startlingly revealing photographs, she crafts a totally original form of personal history that has the page-turning drama of a great novel but is firmly rooted in the fertile soil of her own life.