Of Medicine and Men

Social medicine was one of the key health paradigms of the early twentieth century. It perceived public health as a function of social conditions and aimed at improving it through comprehensive, horizontal strategies. Yet, it was no homogeneous or static phenomenon. Depending on time, place and circumstances, it took different, sometimes ideologically contradictory forms. This volume portrays leading medical experts from seven European countries. Their juxtaposition reveals a network of international interaction and shows how different people coped with the crises of the time in different ways, sometimes as part of the scientific mainstream, sometimes as opposition under attack, sometimes in exile. Their biographies reflect an ambivalent interplay of biomedicine, politics and social theory.

Autorentext

The Editors: Iris Borowy studied at the Universities of Tübingen (Germany) and Maryland (USA). She has taught twentieth century history at the University of Rostock (Germany) since 1998.
Anne Hardy was educated at Oxford (England) and joined the staff of the Wellcome Institute in 1990. She is currently Professor of the History of Modern Medicine and Deputy Director of the Wellcome Trust Center for the History of Medicine at University College London.
Both editors are on the Scientific Board of the European Association for History of Medicine and Health.

Inhalt
Contents: Iris Borowy: Introduction Socrates Litsios: Selskar 'Mike' Gunn and Public Health Reform in Europe Erik Ingebrigtsen: Béla Johan (1889-1983) and Public Health in Inter-war Hungary eljko Dugac: Andrija tampar (1888-1958): Resolute Fighter for Health and Social Justice Zoe Sprigings: Melville Mackenzie (1889-1972). 'Feed the people and prevent disease, and be damned to their politics.' Anne Hardy: Actions not Words. Thorvald Madsen, Denmark, and International Health. 1902-1939 Iris Borowy: In the Shadow of Grotjahn. German Social Hygienists in the International Health Scene Esteban Rodríguez-Ocaña/Iris Borowy: Gustavo Pittaluga (1876-1956). Science as a Weapon for Social Reform in a Time of Crisis Patrick Zylberman: A Posthumous Audit. Medical Biography and the Social History of Medicine.