Joris Vandendriessche

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.

Medical societies and scientific culture in nineteenth-century Belgium

Het bijzondere verhaal van de vier campussen van UZ Leuven De Leuvense academische ziekenhuizen zijn uitgegroeid tot een symbool van medische spitstechnologie en topgeneeskunde. Dit boek schetst hun geschiedenis en belicht de ontwikkeling van vier campussen: Salve Mater in Lovenjoel, Sint-Barbara in Pellenberg, Sint-Rafaël en Sint-Pieters in het Leuvense stadscentrum, en Gasthuisberg net buiten de stad. Het volgt de evolutie van de Leuvense ziekenzorg van de bestuurskamers tot het ziekbed, vanaf de Eerste Wereldoorlog tot heden. Die evolutie werd gekenmerkt door een buitengewone groei, waarachter een complex spel schuilging van kennisproductie, staatsvorming, ideologie en taalstrijd. De uitbouw van de Belgische welvaartstaat, de strijd om Leuven-Vlaams, de toename van medische specialisatie en de secularisering van de samenleving: het waren processen die om een voortdurende modernisering van het ziekenhuis vroegen. Artsen, verpleegkundigen én patiënten worstelden met die veranderende structuren. Dit boek brengt hun verhalen. Deze publicatie is GPRC-labeled (Guaranteed Peer-Reviewed Content).

Een geschiedenis van de Leuvense academische ziekenhuizen in de twintigste eeuw

Zorg en wetenschap

Benoît Majerus

Medical histories of Belgium reshapes Belgian history of medicine by bringing together a new generation of scholars. Going beyond a chronological narrative, the book offers new insights by questioning classic themes of the history of medicine: physicians, institutions and the nation state. While retracing specific Belgian characteristics, it also engages with broader European developments in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Medical histories of Belgium will appeal to Historians of Belgium in various subfields, especially cultural history and political history and medical historians and medical practitioners seeking the historical context of their activities.

New narratives on health, care and citizenship in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries

Medical histories of Belgium

Evert Peeters

Kaat Wils

The essays in this collection explore our reliance on experts within a historical context and across a wide range of fields, including agriculture, engineering, health sciences and labour management. Contributors argue that experts were highly aware of their audiences and used performance to gain both scientific and popular support.

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