A Short History of Medicine
Author: González-Crussi, F.
ISBN: 9780812975536
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 11 Nov 2008
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback / softback
For readers of Oliver Sacks, Sherwin Nuland, and Atul Gawande, the history of medicine compressed into one lively, accessible volume, now in paperback.BR>BR>Insightful, informed, and at times controversial in its conclusions, i>A Short History of Medicine /i>offers an exceptional introduction to the major and many minor facets of its subject.br>br>In this lively, learned, and wholly engrossing volume, F. Gonzalez-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, Gonzalez-Crussi also describes how modern medicine's roots extend to both Greco-Roman antiquity and Eastern medical traditions. br>br>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.br>br>br>br>" Gonzalez-Crussi fuses science, literature, and personal history into highly civilized artifacts."br>-i>The Washington Post/i>, on i>There Is a World Elsewhere/i>
ISBN: 9780812975536
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 11 Nov 2008
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback / softback
For readers of Oliver Sacks, Sherwin Nuland, and Atul Gawande, the history of medicine compressed into one lively, accessible volume, now in paperback.BR>BR>Insightful, informed, and at times controversial in its conclusions, i>A Short History of Medicine /i>offers an exceptional introduction to the major and many minor facets of its subject.br>br>In this lively, learned, and wholly engrossing volume, F. Gonzalez-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, Gonzalez-Crussi also describes how modern medicine's roots extend to both Greco-Roman antiquity and Eastern medical traditions. br>br>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.br>br>br>br>" Gonzalez-Crussi fuses science, literature, and personal history into highly civilized artifacts."br>-i>The Washington Post/i>, on i>There Is a World Elsewhere/i>
