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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100199248133

ISBN-139780199248131

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Number of Pages362 Pages

Publication NameWestern Medicine : an Illustrated History

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2002

SubjectHistory

TypeTextbook

AuthorIrvine Loudon

Subject AreaMedical

FormatUk-Trade Paper

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight33.9 Oz

Item Length9.5 in

Item Width7 in

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Reviews'This beautifully-produced book boasts so many stunning illustrations, including 37 colour plates, that it runs the risk of being dismissed as a 'coffee-table' production. Nothing could be further from the truth. There are 20 contributors, all of whom are distinguished medical historians andexperts in their respective fields.'Anthony Storr, Observer, 'The quality of the illustrations is complemented by some intelligentwriting ... a very accessible introduction to medical history.'James Le Fanu, Daily Telegraph, 'This beautifully-produced book boasts so many stunning illustrations,including 37 colour plates, that it runs the risk of being dismissed as a'coffee-table' production. Nothing could be further from the truth. There are 20contributors, all of whom are distinguished medical historians and experts intheir respective fields.'Anthony Storr, Observer, 'it is the pictures and their captions that bring the book to life and create lasting impressions of ancient and modern medicine ... a book whose chief purpose is to explain the nature, purpose and impact of visual imagery in medicine'Times Higher Education Supplement, 'This engrossing history of medicine begins with Ancient Greece andcarries on to the present day. This is a fascinating insight into a professionwhich all too often sees its history in the form of practitioners andinstitutions.'Contemporary Review, 'this richly illustrated history of medicine offers information andinsight on a wide variety of topics ... Authoritatively and accessibly writtenby an international team of leading medical historians and including a helpfulglossary, a chronology, and a full index, this is a fascinating introduction tomedicine in the West from its beginnings to today.'Linacre's, An excellent book. The selection of illustrations is first-class as is the quality of reproduction ... The information is always absorbing. Nor will readers need specialist knowledge to appreciate it., "Medical historians will find good, brief summaries of recent work in these essays....the authors have done an admirable job of compressing large amounts of material into a small space. The illustrations, often striking, do provide a welcome accompaniment to the text."-- Isis, "Medical historians will find good, brief summaries of recent work in these essays....the authors have done an admirable job of compressing large amounts of material into a small space. The illustrations, often striking, do provide a welcome accompaniment to the text."--Isis, List of Colour Illustrations; List of Contributors I. FROM THE HIPPOCRATIC CORPUS TO TWENTIETH-CENTURY MEDICINE 1. Martin Kemp: Medicine in View: Art and Visual Representation 2. James Longrigg: Medicine in the Classical World 3. Emilie Savage-Smith: Europe and Islam 4. Michael McVaugh: Medicine in the Middle Ages c.500-1350 5. Katherine Park: Medicine and the Renaissance 6. Harold Cook: From the Scientific Revolution to Germ Theory 7. E. M. Tansey: From Germ Theory to 1945 8. Stephen Lock: From 1950 to the Present II. MEDICINE IN CONTEXT 9. Lisa Rosner: The Growth of Medical Education and the Medical Profession 10. Ulrich Trohler and Cay-Rudiger Prull: The Rise of the Modern Hospital 11. Mary Dobson: Epidemics and the Geography of Disease 12. Anne Summers: Nurses and Ancilliaries in the Christian Era 13. Irvine Loudon: Childbirth 14. J. A. Walker-Smith: Children in Hospital 1850-1990 15. Michael Neve: Medicine and the Mind 16. Michael Worboys: The Spread of Western Medicine 17. Margaret Pelling: Unofficial and Unorthodox Medicine 18. Jane Lewis: Medicine, Politics, and the State 19. Anne Digby: The Patient's View Glossary; Chronology; Index, 'it is the pictures and their captions that bring the book to life andcreate lasting impressions of ancient and modern medicine ... a book whose chiefpurpose is to explain the nature, purpose and impact of visual imagery inmedicine'Times Higher Education Supplement, 'this richly illustrated history of medicine offers information and insight on a wide variety of topics ... Authoritatively and accessibly written by an international team of leading medical historians and including a helpful glossary, a chronology, and a full index, this is a fascinatingintroduction to medicine in the West from its beginnings to today.'Linacre's, 'Review from previous edition What should one demand of a good history ofmedicine? My choices would be accuracy, lucidity, coherence, balance, andenough individuality to mark it out from its competitors. On these criteria,this book scores high ... All the authors have good things to say, and say themwell ... the volume fully deserves to be on the shelves of all those interestedin the history of medicine ... No longer can readers only of English complain atthe lack of suitable general histories, and professionals will find much toponder and debate.'Vivian Nutton, Medical History, 'Review from previous edition What should one demand of a good history of medicine? My choices would be accuracy, lucidity, coherence, balance, and enough individuality to mark it out from its competitors. On these criteria, this book scores high ... All the authors have good things to say,and say them well ... the volume fully deserves to be on the shelves of all those interested in the history of medicine ... No longer can readers only of English complain at the lack of suitable general histories, and professionals will find much to ponder and debate.'Vivian Nutton, Medical History, 'the most informative, well written and beautifully illustrated text on medical history I have so far come across'Neuromuscular Disorders, 'the most informative, well written and beautifully illustrated text onmedical history I have so far come across'Neuromuscular Disorders, 'The quality of the illustrations is complemented by some intelligent writing ... a very accessible introduction to medical history.'James Le Fanu, Daily Telegraph, 'This engrossing history of medicine begins with Ancient Greece and carries on to the present day. This is a fascinating insight into a profession which all too often sees its history in the form of practitioners and institutions.'Contemporary Review

Dewey Edition21

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal610.9

Table Of ContentList of Colour Illustrations; List of ContributorsI. FROM THE HIPPOCRATIC CORPUS TO TWENTIETH-CENTURY MEDICINE1. Medicine in View: Art and Visual Representation2. Medicine in the Classical World3. Europe and Islam4. Medicine in the Middle Ages c.500-13505. Medicine and the Renaissance6. From the Scientific Revolution to Germ Theory7. From Germ Theory to 19458. From 1950 to the PresentII. MEDICINE IN CONTEXT9. The Growth of Medical Education and the Medical Profession10. The Rise of the Modern Hospital11. Epidemics and the Geography of Disease12. Nurses and Ancilliaries in the Christian Era13. Childbirth14. Children in Hospital 1850-199015. Medicine and the Mind16. The Spread of Western Medicine17. Unofficial and Unorthodox Medicine18. Medicine, Politics, and the State19. The Patient's ViewGlossary; Chronology; Index

SynopsisCovering all periods from Ancient Greece to the present day, this richly illustrated history of medicine offers information and insight on a wide variety of topics. Authoritatively and accessibly written by a team of twenty distinguished medical historians and including a helpful glossary, a chronology, and a full index, this is a fascinating introduction to medicine in the West from its beginnings to the present day., From ancient religious rituals and magical incantations, to Renaissance practices such as purging, bleeding, and trepanning, to modern day miracles such as antibiotics, CAT scans, and organ transplants, the advance of Western medicine has been nothing short of astonishing. This richly illustrated volume provides a wide-ranging history of Western medicine, charting the great milestones of medical progress--from the birth of rational medicine in the classical world right up to the present day. The history begins in ancient Greece, where medical practice, under the auspices of Hippocrates and others, first looked past supernatural explanations and began to understand disease as a product of natural causes. It chronicles the slow growth of medical knowledge through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, illuminating the work of figures such as Paracelsus, Vesalius, and William Harvey (who explained how blood circulates through the body). And it provides portraits of more modern figures like Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch (the fathers of bacteriology), Wilhelm Roentgen (the discoverer of x-rays), and Paul Ehrlich (who pioneered the use of chemicals to destroy disease-causing organisms). Authoritative, informative, and beautifully designed, this volume offers a truly fascinating introduction to medicine in the West.

LC Classification NumberR131