Books by Keith Wailoo
Keith Wailoo is Henry Putnam University Professor of History and Public Affairs at Princeton University. In 2021 he was awarded a Dan David Prize for his contributions to the history of health and medicine, as well as being elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Interviews with Keith Wailoo
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The Expressiveness of the Body and the Divergence of Greek and Chinese Medicine
by Shigehisa Kuriyama -
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The Gospel of Germs
by Nancy Tomes -
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The Cholera Years: The United States in 1832, 1849, and 1866
by Charles Rosenberg -
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Medical Bondage: Race, Gender, and the Origins of American Gynecology
by Deirdre Cooper Owens -
5
The Cigarette Century: The Rise, Fall, and Deadly Persistence of the Product That Defined America
by Allan Brandt
Best History of Medicine Books, recommended by Keith Wailoo
Best History of Medicine Books, recommended by Keith Wailoo
The history of medicine is not just the story of life-saving discoveries, it’s also about how medical advances interact with the society from which they emerge. Here Professor Keith Wailoo, a historian of medicine and public health at Princeton University, recommends books that shed light on the social history of medicine, especially in the United States.
