A pioneering collection of essays aiming to open up the previously neglected area of the social history of medicine in Ireland.

A collection of essays on the social history of legal medicine including case studies on infanticide, abortion, coroners' inquests and criminal insanity.

From the nation that elected Barack Obama in the flames of economic disaster comes the first novel of the New Era, The Mere Future, by award-winning novelist, activist, and playwright Sarah Schulman.

Based on new research using previously unpublished sources, this book is the first in-depth study of the history of hospital apprenticeship nurse training in Ireland.

This fascinating book provides a detailed account of the history of maternity and child welfare in Dublin between 1922 and 1960.

Lyrical, luminous, and utterly captivating, The Edge of Winter is Luanne Rice at her most penetrating and insightful, in a moving exploration of the bonds that shape us and set us free. From the Hardcover edition.