The Palgrave Handbook of the History of Surgery
This handbook covers the technical, social and cultural history of surgery. It reflects the state of the art and suggests directions for future research. It discusses what is different and specific about the history of surgery - a manual activity with a d
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Thomas Schlich
The Palgrave Handbook of the History of Surgery
Thomas Schlich Editor
The Palgrave Handbook of the History of Surgery
Editor Thomas Schlich Department of Social Studies of Medicine McGill University Montreal, QC, Canada
ISBN 978-1-349-95259-5 ISBN 978-1-349-95260-1 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95260-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017944555 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 The author(s) has/have asserted their right(s) to be identified as the author(s) of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. The chapters ‘Surgery and Emotion: The Era Before Anaesthesia’ and ‘Surgery, Imperial Rule and Colonial Societies (1800–1930): Technical, Institutional and Social Histories’ are licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). For further details see license information in the chapters. This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: © Christina Lammer 2016. Still image from video footage of an open-heart surgery, recorded in the context of the art project “Performing Surgery” (2015-2018) at the Medical University Vienna, Austria Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Macmillan Publishers Ltd. The registered company address is: The Campus, 4 Crinan Street, London, N1 9XW, United Kingdom
Acknowledgements
This book has been made possible through the expertise and commitment of its authors. I am grateful for their responsiveness and creativity. Most of them have also read and commented on various other chapters, which has been of invaluable help. Special thanks go to Chris Lawrence and Sally Frampton who have been particularly active and helpful in providing extremely
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