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A Short History of Medicine - Modern Library Chronicles
F. Gonzalez-Crussi
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. González-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, González-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.
?[González-Crussi fuses] science, literature, and personal history into highly civilized artifacts.?
?The Washington Post, on There Is a World Elsewhere
272 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | November 11, 2008 |
| ISBN13 | 9780812975536 |
| Publishers | Random House USA Inc |
| Pages | 272 |
| Dimensions | 202 × 130 × 18 mm · 204 g |
| Language | English |
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