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The History of Medicine: A Very Short Introduction [#191]
The History of Medicine: A Very Short Introduction [#191]
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  • Assesses the origins and development of medicine in ancient times, through the scholastic medieval tradition and the Enlightenment, to the present day
  • Takes a thematic approach, as each chapter introduces a new turning point in medical history, be it the advent of hospitals or the rise of experimental medicine
  • Sheds a historical light on contemporary medical concerns and controversies
  • Focuses on Western medicine, but also explores its encounters with alternative traditions such as Chinese and Indian medicine, and modern complementary medicine

 
Against the backdrop of unprecedented concern for the future of health care, this Very Short Introduction surveys the history of medicine from classical times to the present. Focussing on the key turning points in the history of Western medicine, such as the advent of hospitals and the rise of experimental medicine, Bill Bynum offers insights into medicine's past, while at the same time engaging with contemporary issues, discoveries, and controversies.

Index: 

Preface
1: Bedside Medicine
2: Library Medicine
3: Hospital Medicine
4: Social Medicine
5: Laboratory Medicine
6: Technological Medicine
References and Further Reading

About the author: 

William Bynum is Professor Emeritus of the History of Medicine at University College, London, and was for many years Head of the Academic Unit of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine. He edited the scholarly journal Medical History from 1980 to 2001, and has written on many aspects of the history of medicine and its basic sciences. His previous publications include Science and the Practice of Medicine in the Nineteenth Century (CUP); The Companion Encyclopedia of the History of Medicine (2 vols., edited with Roy Porter, Routledge); The Oxford Dictionary of Scientific Quotations (with Roy Porter, Oxford); and The Dictionary of Medical Biography (5 vols., with Helen Bynum, Greenwood).

Product details

ISBN : 9780199215430

Author: 
William F. Bynum
Pages
184 Pages
Format
Paperback
Size
111 x 174 mm
Pub date
Jul 2008
Series
Very Short Introductions
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The History of Medicine: A Very Short Introduction [#191]

The History of Medicine: A Very Short Introduction [#191]

The History of Medicine: A Very Short Introduction [#191]