Magner.Lois

This concise, broadly based text fulfills a need in the literature by providing an up-to-date survey of medical history from paleopathology to the most recent theories and practices of modern medicine. It includes not only a wide-ranging overview of Western medicine, but also an introduction to the rich and varied medical traditions of the near and far East.The text stresses the major themes in the history of medicine-placing the modern experience within the framework of historical issues-and it presents medical history as an important part of intellectual and social history, supplying students with a challenging examination of the field that encourages them to question modern medicine's assumptions.A History of Medicine, the perfect text for a one-semester course, is an exemplary synthesis that offers a non-technical, jargon-free presentation, lists of suggested readings that encourage deeper study, striking illustrations, a focus on areas that are less familiar to students, a theme and variations approach that avoids excessive details, and case histories that represents broader issues and trends.Fully indexed to facilitate reference, this is a fine text for all history of medicine courses on both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and an excellent ancillary text for other science and history courses. The lucid and engaging style makes it a highly readable self-study guide for all physicians, biologists, anthropologists, pharmacists, and others in the health-related professions, as well as general historians, medical historians, science historians, and the informed, sophisticated reader.… (mais)