Book ID: CBB001200966

Perilous Modernity: History of Medicine in the Ottoman Empire and the Middle East from the 19th Century Onwards (2010)

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Moulin, Anne Marie (Editor)
Ulman, Yesim Isil (Editor)


The Isis Press


Publication Date: 2010
Physical Details: 229 pp.; ill.; bibl.
Language: English

Perilous Modernity is a collection of essays relating to the notion of modernity in the nineteenth century Ottoman Empire. The authors pay special attention to the rise of modern science and scientific methods and to changing attitudes toward public health and hygiene. Medicine took a central place in the debate on modernity in the Ottoman Empire, and several of the case studies address how medical advances were introduced. The study of Ottoman modernity is not new, but the approach taken in Perilous Modernity, looking at science and medicine, is innovative and insightful.

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Essay Review Gallagher, Nancy (2012) Medicine and Modernity in the Middle East and North Africa. International Journal of Middle East Studies (pp. 799-807). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Asil, Ercüment
Rune Svarverud
Speziale, Salvatore
Shissler, Ada Holly
Hayang Sook Kim
Sarah A. Stein
Concepts
Cross-cultural interaction; cultural influence
Medicine
Public health
Modernization
Hygiene
Transmission of ideas
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
Modern
18th century
Early modern
20th century, early
Places
Ottoman Empire
Middle and Near East
Japan
Germany
China
India
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