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The book delves into the intricate connection between the abdomen and British society from 1800 to 1950, highlighting how medical perceptions of gastric illness mirrored broader social challenges. It examines the influences of industrialization and wartime anxiety on people's understanding of their bodies, revealing how these factors shaped societal attitudes towards health and illness during this period.

Timothy embarks on a perilous journey through the enigmatic mountains of Sanctum, driven by the grief of losing his closest friend. In this realm, known as the resting place of the dead and home to the Mighty Ones, he confronts the depths of his own soul. As he seeks to uncover his true destiny, he faces the daunting challenge of returning from death to life, a feat no one has accomplished before.

Timothy Martin, an Astronomy lecturer haunted by childhood visions, faces a resurgence of these experiences, which now allow him to physically traverse space. His obsession with Delta Crucis leads him to an unexpected journey, landing in an alien city two hundred and forty-five light years away. As he navigates this new world, he grapples with the implications of his arrival, threatening the tranquility of an alien civilization. The narrative explores themes of destiny, the consequences of one's actions, and the intersection of human and extraterrestrial lives.

Set in a future where Earth's first off-world colony on Zhinu has fallen silent, the story follows Macpherson Yenko, a renowned yet contentious quantum physicist. He embarks on a perilous mission to investigate the ghost town that was once a thriving capital, discovering small remnants of communities. As he delves deeper, Yenko uncovers a chilling truth that poses a grave threat to humanity's survival, blending elements of science fiction with suspenseful exploration and existential stakes.

On Minding and Being Minded explores links between depictions of lived experience written by Samuel Beckett and the experience of psychoanalytic psychotherapy pioneered in the writings of W.R. Bion. These robust literary and clinical intersections are made explicit within the demanding culture of twenty-first century psychotherapy.

The book explores the transformative impact of the Famine and subsequent independence on Irish food consumption and production. It employs an interdisciplinary approach, integrating medical history, cultural studies, and food studies to analyze how food shaped Irish society amid political upheaval, including the Land Wars and the First World War. By examining various sources, it highlights food's central role in post-Famine culture and the ongoing anxieties surrounding it, ultimately linking improvements in food practices to the broader national condition.

Timothy Martin returns to Earth only to discover a looming crisis in the Galaxy as a malevolent force known as the Shadow threatens nearby planets. The Custodians of Arboretum, who previously helped him, are now in peril. Accepting their urgent plea for assistance, Timothy faces the daunting challenge of combating the Shadow while grappling with his own internal struggles. The story explores themes of friendship, courage, and the battle against darkness, raising questions about his ability to make a difference.

This introductory textbook presents medical history as a theoretically rich discipline, one that constantly engages with major social questions about ethics, bodies, state power, disease, public health and mental disorder. Providing both instructors and students with an account of the changing nature of medical history research since it first emerged as a distinct discipline in 19th century Germany, this essential guide covers the theoretical development of medical history and evaluates the various approaches adopted by doctors, historians and sociologists. Synthesising historiographical material ranging from the 19th to 21st centuries, this is an ideal resource for postgraduate students from History and History of Medicine degrees taking courses on historiography, the theory of history and medical history.