Vandendriessche, Joris (Author)
Manchester University Press
Physical Details: 312 pp.
Language: English
This book offers the first comprehensive study of nineteenth-century medical societies as scientific institutions. It analyses how physicians gathered to share, discuss, evaluate, publish and even celebrate their studies, uncovering the codes of conduct that underpinned these activities. The book discusses the publishing procedures of medical journals, the tradition of oratory in academies, the networks of anatomists and the commemorations of famous physicians such as Vesalius. Its setting is nineteenth-century Belgium, a young nation state in which the freedoms of press and association were constitutionally established. The book shows how Belgian physicians participated in a civil society shaped by the values of social engagement, polite debate and a free press. Given its broad focus on science, sociability and citizenship, it will be of interest to all those seeking to understand the position of science in nineteenth-century society.
...MoreReview Raf Vanderstraeten (2021) Review of "Medical Societies and Scientific Culture in Nineteenth-century Belgium". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (pp. 410-411).
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