The apothecary's wife Jewish studies and a new guest editor

and a new guest editor

Now settled by the sea in Sussex

and fight territorial battles for the sake of reputation

and then a war correspondent during WW2

ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9780241554890

The apothecary's wife Jewish studies and a new guest editorA revelatory history of medicine, 'The Apothecary's Wife' challenges the myths of the triumph of science and instead uncovers the fascinating truth. Drawing on a vast body of archival material, Karen Bloom Gevirtz depicts the extraordinary cast of characters who brought about this transformation. She also explores domestic medicine's values in responses to modern health crises, such as the eradication of smallpox, and what benefits we can learn from