UID:
edocfu_9959228305402883
Umfang:
1 online resource (311 pages).
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-691-62000-8
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0-691-64685-6
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1-4008-6900-5
Serie:
Princeton Legacy Library
Inhalt:
Contents: Preface. Acknowledgments. Part One: Early Days. Part Two: Heyday. Part Three: Themes. Part Four: Legislation. Part Five: Epilogue. Index.Originally published in 1961.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Anmerkung:
Includes index.
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Frontmatter --
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Preface --
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Acknowledgments --
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Contents --
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Part One: Early Days --
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1. "At the Sign of Galen's Head" --
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2. "Galvanising Trumpery" --
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3. Vials and Vermifuges --
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4. 'The Old Wizzard" --
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5. Hercules and Hydra --
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6. Purgation Unlimited --
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Part Two: Heyday --
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7. "To Arms! To Arms!!" and After --
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8. The Great Outdoors --
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9. St. George and the Dragon --
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10. "A Microbe Is a Microbe" --
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Part Three: Themes --
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11. The Pattern of Patent Medicine Appeals --
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12. Medicine Show --
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Part Four: Legislation --
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13. "The Great American Fraud" --
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14. Dr. Wiley's Law --
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Part Five: Epilogue --
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15. Half a Century Later --
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A Note on the Sources --
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Index
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Issued also in print.
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-691-00577-X
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-691-04568-2
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1515/9781400869008
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