Thomas Hodgkin

by Rosenfeld, Louis R.

• ISBN13: 9780819186331
• ISBN10: 0819186333
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1992-12-26
• Publisher: Madison Books

Summary

This book shows how Thomas Hodgkin spent his life in the relentless pursuit of equality for the underprivileged and the oppressed. The author captures the true Thomas Hodgkin like no one else ever has in this extraordinary biography.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
The Hodgkin Family	p. 1
Nepotism and the Upward Climb	p. 29
Hodgkin in Caricature	p. 43
The New Pathology	p. 61
Hodgkin's Disease	p. 75
Slavery and Colonization	p. 93
Poor Laws	p. 111
Physicians, Surgeons, Apothecaries	p. 125
Conflict and Controversy	p. 137
The Oxford Case	p. 163
Hodgkin's Comic Relief	p. 185
Public, Profession, and Quackery	p. 201
In Defense of Natives	p. 215
The Final Journey	p. 239
Integrity and Justice	p. 261
Appendix: Excerpts from Obituary Notices	p. 269
Notes	p. 271
Bibliography	p. 317
Index	p. 327
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