We are very sorry to say goodbye to Professor Keir Waddington, who has stepped down after thirteen years of service as Co-Editor of our book series, Social Histories of Medicine, and its predecessor series Studies for the Society for the Social History of Medicine.  During his time as Editor, Keir has overseen the publication of around 23 outstanding monographs and has worked tirelessly to support our authors.

Social Histories of Medicine is concerned with all aspects of health, illness and medicine, from prehistory to the present, in every part of the world.  The series covers the circumstances that promote health or illness, the ways in which people experience and explain such conditions, and what, practically, they do about them.  Practitioners of all approaches to health and healing come within its scope, as do their ideas, beliefs, and practices, and the social, economic and cultural contexts in which they operate.  Methodologically, the series welcomes relevant studies in social, economic, cultural, and intellectual history, as well as approaches derived from other disciplines in the arts, sciences, social sciences and humanities. The series is a collaboration between Manchester University Press and the Society for the Social History of Medicine.

Series editors: David Cantor and Elaine Leong

Social Histories of Medicine on the Manchester University Press website

Former book series