The History of Medicine: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) [Kindle Edition]
Author: William Bynum | Language: English | ISBN: B005EEHMX0 | Format: PDF, EPUB
The History of Medicine: A Very Short Introduction
You can download The History of Medicine: A Very Short Introduction from 4shared, mediafire, hotfile, and mirror link Against the backdrop of unprecedented concern for the future of health care, this Very Short Introduction surveys the history of medicine from classical times to the present. Focussing on the key turning points in the history of Western medicine, such as the advent of hospitals and the rise of experimental medicine, Bill Bynum offers insights into medicine's past, while at the same time engaging with contemporary issues, discoveries, and controversies.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable. Download latest books on mediafire and other links compilation The History of Medicine: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) [Kindle Edition]
You can download The History of Medicine: A Very Short Introduction from 4shared, mediafire, hotfile, and mirror link Against the backdrop of unprecedented concern for the future of health care, this Very Short Introduction surveys the history of medicine from classical times to the present. Focussing on the key turning points in the history of Western medicine, such as the advent of hospitals and the rise of experimental medicine, Bill Bynum offers insights into medicine's past, while at the same time engaging with contemporary issues, discoveries, and controversies.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable. Download latest books on mediafire and other links compilation The History of Medicine: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) [Kindle Edition]
- File Size: 1034 KB
- Print Length: 144 pages
- Publisher: OUP Oxford (July 31, 2008)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B005EEHMX0
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
- Lending: Enabled
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I borrowed this book from a friend. I have no training in medicine and really no interest, but I felt it would be good to know at least something about medicine and its history. Boy was I surprised!By WT
This is an interesting, entertaining, accessible history and I am really glad I read it. I think the way the author broke medicine down into aspects of the laboratory, community, hospitals, etc was brilliant.
I have mixed reviews of these Very Short Introductions. Sometimes they do a great job of introducing a topic and other times I feel they are too based in theory or academics, and that they are nothing but glorified Wikipedia articles. This book lands in the former category. I highly recommend it!
Medicine is one of those things that most of us give little thought until we get sick. And then we only think of it in terms of practical considerations - which doctor to go to, how to deal with the medical condition that we have. However, as both a practical and intellectual discipline medicine has a very long tradition. The western medicine, which is the main subject of this very short introduction, is usually considered to begin with Hippocrates. Hippocrates, however, was not a single individual, but probably the founder of the school of medicine to which many have contributed their works over the course of couple of centuries. This book starts with those contributions and continues to explore major advances in medicine up to the present times. It covers all main branches of medicine, and shows how they became increasingly interdependent over the course of history. The book is very informative and its greatest strength is the elucidation of the great improvements in medicine that most of us take for granted now. Just a generation ago, for instance, bacterial infection was a major source of debilitating illness or even death. Today we are largely free of those fears, although with the advent of antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" those fearful days may come back again.By Dr. Bojan Tunguz
One of the books biggest strengths and weaknesses at the same time is the lack of exposure to some of the most promising recent developments in medicine. On one hand there could be more that could be said about the huge promise of genetically based medicine, but on the other hand it is to book's credit that it omits whole fields in which medical professionals have found themselves which traditionally had nothing to do with medicine. Overall, however, this is a well thought out and an incredibly readable treatment of the history of medicine.
HALL OF FAME TOP 50 REVIEWER VINE VOICE
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