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Item specifics
- Condition
- Release Year
- 1996
- Book Title
- The Cambridge Illustrated History of Medicine (Cambridge Illus...
- ISBN
- 9780521442114
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521442117
ISBN-13
9780521442114
eBay Product ID (ePID)
398058
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Publication Name
Cambridge Illustrated History of Medicine
Language
English
Publication Year
1996
Subject
History
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Medical
Series
Cambridge Illustrated Histories Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
56.4 Oz
Item Length
10.3 in
Item Width
8.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
95-038000
Reviews
‘We have come to expect from the Cambridge Illustrated History series informative and elegantly produced volumes, and this one on the history of medicine lives up to expectations.’Isis, 'The book immerses the reader in the history of one of the noblest and earliest professions. It will be valuable for those in need of references or photographs for lectures or as a gift for a physician ... could serve well as a compelling textbook for medical-school courses ... The book is one of unique richness.' The New England Journal of Medicine, 'The book immerses the reader in the history of one of the noblest and earliest professions. It will be valuable for those in need of references or photographs for lectures or as a gift for a physician ... could serve well as a compelling textbook for medical-school courses ... The book is one of unique richness.'The New England Journal of Medicine, 'We have come to expect from the Cambridge Illustrated History series informative and elegantly produced volumes, and this one on the history of medicine lives up to expectations.' Isis, 'The book immerses the reader in the history of one of the noblest and earliest professions. It will be valuable for those in need of references or photographs for lectures or as a gift for a physician … could serve well as a compelling textbook for medical-school courses … The book is one of unique richness.' The New England Journal of Medicine, 'We have come to expect from the Cambridge Illustrated History series informative and elegantly produced volumes, and this one on the history of medicine lives up to expectations.'Isis, ‘The book immerses the reader in the history of one of the noblest and earliest professions. It will be valuable for those in need of references or photographs for lectures or as a gift for a physician … could serve well as a compelling textbook for medical-school courses … The book is one of unique richness.’The New England Journal of Medicine, 'Previously published in hardback, this new reprint of an easy readable text, with many illustrations, partly in color, is a pleasure to read. Note the low price - A real bargain!' Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
610.9
Table Of Content
Introduction; 1. The history of disease Kenneth F. Kiple; 2. The rise of medicine Vivian Nutton; 3. What is disease? Roy Porter; 4. Primary care Edward Shorter; 5. Medical science Roy Porter; 6. Hospitals and surgery Roy Porter; 7. Drug treatment and the rise in pharmacology Miles Weatherall; 8. Mental illness Roy Porter; 9. Medicine, society, and the state John Pickstone; 10. Looking to the future Geoff Watts; Reference guide: Chronology; Major human diseases; Notes; Further reading; Index of medical personalities; General index; Picture acknowledgements.
Synopsis
Written by a team of experts co-ordinated by one of the most distinguished researchers into the history of medicine, The Cambridge Illustrated History of Medicine is both authoritative and accessible, providing the only serious choice for a reader wanting a lively and informative single-volume introduction to medical history., Against the backdrop of an unprecedented concern for health today, The Cambridge Illustrated History of Medicine not only surveys the rise of medicine in the West from earliest times to the present day, but also glimpses into the future. It is written by a team of experts co-ordinated by one of the most distinguished and prolific writers and researchers into the history of medicine, Professor Roy Porter. Both authoritative and accessible, The Cambridge Illustrated History of Medicine is the only serious choice for a reader wanting a lively and informative single-volume introduction to medical history., Against the backdrop of unprecedented concern for the future of health care, The Cambridge Illustrated History of Medicine surveys the rise of medicine in the West from classical times to the present. Covering both the social and scientific history of medicine, this lavishly illustrated volume traces the chronology of key developments and events, while at the same time engaging with the issues, discoveries, and controversies that have beset and characterized medical progress. The authors weave a narrative that connects disease, doctors, primary care, surgery, the rise of hospitals, drug treatment and pharmacology, mental illness and psychiatry. This volume emphasizes the crucial developments of the past 150 years, but also examines classical, medieval, and Islamic and East Asian medicine. Authoritative and accessible, The Cambridge Illustrated History of Medicine is for readers wanting a lively and informative introduction to medical history. Roy Porter is professor of the social history of medicine at the Wellcome Insitute for the History of Science. He has written or edited numerous books about the history of medicine, including Western Medical Tradition (with L. Conrad, Cambridge, 1995), Drugs and Narcotics in History (with M. Teich, Cambridge, 1995), The Greatest Benefit to Mankind (Norton, 1999), and The Creation of the Modern World (Norton, 2000).
LC Classification Number
R131 .C232 1996
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