Tag: History of Medicine

January news and new books

If you're on the hunt for literary bargains, take a sneak peak at our Online Sale! News and Notes/Praise and Reviews The Huffington Post names Benedetta Berti’s Armed Political Organizations: From Conflict to Integration  one of the best political science books of 2013. A recent Baltimore City Paper review  of Michael Olesker’s Front Stoops in…

Our AHA 2014 virtual exhibit is open

Attention historians: We're pleased to throw open the doors to our virtual exhibit running in conjunction with the American Historical Association's 128th annual meeting. Simply click the banner below to enter and browse our latest publications. All books are 30% off using code HEJY. Questions? E-mail Brendan Coyne or tweet him at @JHUPSales.

Our 2013 History of Science Society virtual exhibit is open

Couldn't make it to Boston for the 2013 History of Science Society annual meeting? At the meeting but simply too busy to give our books and journals a proper look? Prefer to plan your purchases from the comfort of your hotel room before hitting the book exhibit? We have you covered for just about every instance…

Our 2013 History of Science Society virtual exhibit is open

Couldn't make it to Boston for the 2013 History of Science Society annual meeting? At the meeting but simply too busy to give our books and journals a proper look? Prefer to plan your purchases from the comfort of your hotel room before hitting the book exhibit? We have you covered for just about every instance…

The Health Crisis of the Civil War

guest post by Margaret Humphreys In a recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine, Jennifer Leaning and Debarati Guha-Sapir explore the public health implications of natural disasters. At first the fact that wars and disasters kill people may provoke an eye-roll response—“Oh, gee, I didn’t know that”—but a closer reading evokes a broader…

The Health Crisis of the Civil War

guest post by Margaret Humphreys In a recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine, Jennifer Leaning and Debarati Guha-Sapir explore the public health implications of natural disasters. At first the fact that wars and disasters kill people may provoke an eye-roll response—“Oh, gee, I didn’t know that”—but a closer reading evokes a broader…

The Health Crisis of the Civil War

guest post by Margaret Humphreys In a recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine, Jennifer Leaning and Debarati Guha-Sapir explore the public health implications of natural disasters. At first the fact that wars and disasters kill people may provoke an eye-roll response—“Oh, gee, I didn’t know that”—but a closer reading evokes a broader…