Stories
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The making of ‘Quacks’
How do you create a medical comedy that’s authentic and laugh-out-loud funny?
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Eugenics and the welfare state
Indy Bhullar explores the ideas of William Beveridge and Richard Titmuss, who were strongly influenced by eugenic thinking, and yet championed the idea of the welfare state.
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A symbol of a lost homeland
The story of one protective amulet from Palestine reveals a complex tale. Encompassing the personal history of an influential doctor and collector, it provides a window onto dispossession and exile, and the painful repercussions that are still felt today.
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The rise and fall of a medical mesmerist
Uncover the fascinating story of the doctor who popularised hypnotism as a medical technique, and could name Dickens among his famous friends.
Catalogue
- Books
The Zoological Society of London, 1826-1976 and beyond : (the proceedings of a symposium held at the Zoological Society of London on 25 and 26 March, 1976) / edited by Lord Zuckerman and staff of the Publications Department.
Date: 1976- Books
Diseases of fish : the proceedings of a symposium organized jointly by The Fisheries Society of the British Isles and the Zoological Society of London, held at the Zoological Society of London on 20 and 21 May, 1971 / edited by Lionel E. Mawdesley-Thomas.
Date: 1972- Books
Olfaction in mammals : the proceedings of a symposium held at the Zoological Society of London on 24 and 25 November 1978 / edited by D. Michael Stoddart.
Date: 1980- Books
Biology of the house mouse : (the proceedings of a symposium held at the Zoological Society of London on 22 and 23 November 1979) / edited by R.J. Berry.
Date: 1981- Books
Comparative aspects of lactation : the proceedings of a symposium held at The Zoological Society of London on 11 and 12 November, 1976 / edited by Malcolm Peaker.
Date: 1977