The history of American homeopathy : the academic years, 1820-1935 / John S. Haller, Jr.

Author
Haller, John S., Jr., 1940- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York : Pharmaceutical Products Press, ©2005.
Description
xiv, 444 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

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    Pharmaceutical heritage [More in this series]
    Summary note
    Traces the still popular alternative healing movement's divergent schools of thought and niche in 19th and early 20th century US medicine. The author critically treats homeopathy's origins in Samuel Hahnemann's ideas through its decline as an academic system of medicine as biomedicine became the dominant paradigm. Illustrations feature homeopathic practitioners, schools, hospitals, and a cartoon depicting the homeopathic vs. allopathic medicine debate. Historic and modern homeopathic resources are listed.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-420) and index.
    Contents
    • Foreword / Pascal James Imperato
    • Ch. 1. sage of Cothen
    • Ch. 2. American diaspora
    • Ch. 3. high dilutionists
    • Ch. 4. Lies, damn lies, and statistics
    • Ch. 5. passing of knowledge
    • Ch. 6. Incivilities
    • Ch. 7. four horsemen
    • Ch. 8. Diversions, spirits, and other nonessentials
    • Ch. 9. Biomedicine's triumph
    • App. A. Homeopathic journals
    • App. B. Homeopathic colleges.
    ISBN
    • 0789026597 ((hard ; : alk. paper))
    • 9780789026590 ((hard ; : alk. paper))
    • 0789026600 ((soft ; : alk. paper))
    • 9780789026606 ((soft ; : alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2004028187
    OCLC
    57123874
    International Article Number
    • 9780789026590
    • 9780789026606
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