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"So What? A Reply to Roger Cooter's 'After Death/After-"Life

The Social History of Medicine in Post-Postmodernity

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ID12210752
AuthorsJonathan Toms (corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume22
Issue3
Pages609-615
Publication date2009-10-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial History of Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0951-631X • E-ISSN: 1477-4666
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/shm/hkp102
OpenAlexW1984138917
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited2

One fundament. One firework. Plant it and retreat. Sadly, the result seems to have been barely a fizzle. Roger Cooter tried to provoke a debate in these pages about how ‘medico-centric historians’ should engage with what he sees as the fundamentally ‘bio-centric’ contemporary world.1 Well, I for one feel like I've had a firework stuck up the centre of my bio-existence, and I intend to return the favour. In truth, I have a lot of respect for Roger Cooter and his work. But there are fundamental issues in his article that I think need bringing into relief. They are important and need arguing about

Political science · Postmodernity · Sociology · Empathy and Medical Education · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices · Law

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Unique citing works2
Citations per year0,13
Citation span2010 - 2020 (11)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 2

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