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Gout : The Patrician Malady

Gout : The Patrician Malady

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  • ISBN-13: 9780756798642
  • ISBN: 0756798647
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Publisher: DIANE Publishing Company

AUTHOR

Porter, Roy, Rousseau, G. S.

SUMMARY

Historically seen as a disease afflicting upper-class males of superior wit, genius, & creativity, gout has included among its sufferers Erasmus, the Medici, Samuel Johnson, Immanuel Kant, Robert Browning & Benjamin Franklin. It has also been the subject of powerful medical folklore, viewed as a disease that protects its sufferers & assures long life. This book investigates the history of gout & through it offers a new perspective on medical & social history, sex, prejudice & class, & explains why gout was gender specific. A superb social, cultural, & medical history of one of the few diseases that people are proud to have.Ó A lively & enjoyable reading experience.Ó Illustrations.Porter, Roy is the author of 'Gout : The Patrician Malady', published 2006 under ISBN 9780756798642 and ISBN 0756798647.

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