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1 online resource. |
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Oneworld beginner's guides |
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Oneworld beginners' guides.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Print version record. |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Introduction; 1 Balance and flow: the ancient world; Yin and yang; Living healthily; Plants and papyri; Blood, phlegm and bile; East meets West; 2 Regimen and religion: medieval medicine; Poverty and pestilence; Medicine and faith; Learning and healing; Translation and transmission; 3 Bodies and books: a medical Renaissance?; Art and anatomy; The scientific revolution; Death and despair; Continuity and change; 4 Hospitals and hope: the Enlightenment; Theories and therapies; The medical marketplace. |
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Madness and midwiferyA medical Enlightenment?; 5 Science and surgery: medicine in the nineteenth century; Pathology and public health; Anaesthesia and antisepsis; Fighting germs; Health trends and transitions; 6 War and welfare: the modern world; War and medicine; Work and welfare; The rise of biotechnology; The limits of medicine?; Conclusion; Timeline; Further reading; Introduction; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; Index. |
| Summary |
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 21st century's hospitals. On the way, Jackson explores Indian and Chinese traditions, as well as the origins of today's so-calle. |
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Medicine -- History.
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History of Medicine.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Holism.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Reference.
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MEDICAL -- Alternative Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Atlases.
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MEDICAL -- Essays.
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MEDICAL -- Family & General Practice.
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MEDICAL -- Holistic Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Osteopathy.
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Medicine. (OCoLC)fst01014893
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Jackson, Mark, 1959- History of medicine. 9781780745206 1780745206 |
| ISBN |
1780745273 (electronic bk.) |
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9781780745275 (electronic bk.) |
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