Book ID: CBB001552631

The History of Medicine: A Beginner's Guide (2014)

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Jackson, Mark (Author)


Oneworld


Publication Date: 2014
Physical Details: xvii + 238 pp.; ill.
Language: English

In a world burdened by chronic conditions and mutating viruses, with a health service strained to its limits, the history of medicine challenges our understanding of what it means to be healthy. By illuminating the ailments and methods of the past, our own dilemmas about medical practice and policy can be put into a new perspective. Esteemed historian Mark Jackson takes us from the dawn of medicine in the ancient world to the most recent developments pioneered in the twenty-first century's hospitals. On the way, Jackson explores Indian and Chinese traditions, as well as the origins of today's 'alternative' therapies, offering piercing insight into how medicine has reflected and shaped society throughout the ages.

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Review Keir Waddington (2015) Review of "The History of Medicine: A Beginner's Guide". Social History of Medicine (pp. 423-424). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Likhtman, Shimon
Chandra, Siddharth
Christensen, Julia
Belmas, Elisabeth
Stow, Kenneth R.
Bradley, Mark
Concepts
Disease and diseases
Medicine, general histories
Public health
Medicine
Medicine and society
Global history
Time Periods
21st century
20th century
Medieval
Modern
Ancient
20th century, early
Places
Europe
London (England)
Latin America
Rome (Italy)
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