Medicine and Power in Tunisia, 17801900 (Cambridge Middle East Library)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: January 27, 1984
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780521251242
Subjects: World history; Modern period, c 1500 onwards; Public health; History Of Medicine; Medical; Tunisia; Epidemics; History / Middle East; History; 1516-1881; Political aspects
First sentence: Today, walking up the hill on the main street of the old city of Tunis, one passes former Ottoman barracks, stately Arab villas closed off from the narrow lane by wooden gates, shops selling hand-woven carpets, perfumes, and inlaid metalware.