Book Preview Talk / Public Health in the Premodern World

Book cover. Text reads: Public Health in the Premodern World: Dynamic Balances. 

Edited by: G. Geltner, Janna Coomans, Ronit Yoeli-Tlalim.

“Public Health in the Premodern World” edited by G. Geltner, Janna Coomans, and Ronit Yoeli-Tlalim is coming out on the 29th with Oxford University Press!

The edited volume illustrates the rich history of public health, showing how communities across the globe defined and pursued health in different ways, using the social, intellectual, legal, and physical tools at their disposal.

If you are interested in this upcoming volume, you can attend a session with the Objects, Images, and Spaces of Health on Friday, January 16, 2026, 10:00-11:30 am EST.

For more details and how to join, please see the following link: here.

For details on the volume, click the following link: here.

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