| A Short History of Medicine Contributor(s): González-Crussi, F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0812975537 ISBN-13: 9780812975536 Publisher: Modern Library OUR PRICE: $18.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | History - Science | History - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 610.9 |
| Series: Modern Library Classics (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 5.26" W x 8" (0.45 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Insightful, informed, and at times controversial in its conclusions, A Short History of Medicine offers an exceptional introduction to the major and many minor facets of its subject. In this lively, learned, and wholly engrossing volume, F. Gonz lez-Crussi presents a brief yet authoritative five-hundred-year history of the science, the philosophy, and the controversies of modern medicine. While this illuminating work mainly explores Western medicine over the past five centuries, Gonz lez-Crussi also describes how modern medicine's roots extend to both Greco-Roman antiquity and Eastern medical traditions. Covered here in engaging detail are the birth of anatomy and the practice of dissections; the transformation of surgery from a gruesome art to a sophisticated medical specialty; a short history of infectious diseases; the evolution of the diagnostic process; advances in obstetrics and anesthesia; and modern psychiatric therapies and the challenges facing organized medicine today. Written by a renowned author and educator, this book gives us the very essence of our search to mitigate suffering, save lives, and unlock the mysteries of the human animal. " Gonz lez-Crussi fuses] science, literature, and personal history into highly civilized artifacts." -The Washington Post, on There Is a World Elsewhere |