Susan D. Jones (University of Minnesota), Peter A. Koolmees (The Netherlands Universiteit Utrecht)

A Concise History of Veterinary Medicine

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Drawing on the past 400 years of history, Susan D. Jones and Peter A. Koolmees present the first global history of veterinary medicine and animal healing. This book provides an important guide for students of the history of sciences and medicine and for veterinary practitioners.

Produktdetails

• New Approaches to the History of Science and Medicine
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. August 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 224mm x 148mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 630g
• ISBN-13: 9781108430708
• ISBN-10: 1108430708
• Artikelnr.: 63762226

Autorenporträt

Susan D. Jones is a Distinguished McKnight University Professor at the University of Minnesota and a trained veterinarian and historian. Along with her co-author, Peter A. Koolmees, she served as co-president of the World Association for the History of Veterinary Medicine, 2008-2014.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: human-animal relationships and the need for veterinary medicine
1. Animal healing in sacred societies, 1500-1700
2. Animal healing in trade and conquest, 1700-1850s
3. Formal education for animal healing: from riding schools to veterinary schools, 1700-1850
4. Veterinary institutions and animal plagues, 1800-1900
5. Veterinary medicine in war and peace, 1900-1960
6. Food, animals and veterinary care in a changing world, 1960-2000
7. Veterinary medicine and animal health, 2000-2020
Epilogue: veterinary medicine in the postmodern world.