A Short History of Medicine

F. González-Crussi

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Modern Library Inc
11 November 2008

History of medicine; Family & health

Series: Modern Library Chronicles

For readers of Oliver Sacks, Sherwin Nuland, and Atul Gawande, the history of medicine compressed into one lively, accessible volume, now in paperback.

Insightful, informed, and at times controversial in its conclusions, A Short History of Medicine offers an exceptional introduction to the major and many minor facets of its subject.

In this lively, learned, and wholly engrossing volume, F. Gonzalez-Crussi presents a brief yet authoritative five-hundred-year history of the science, the philosophy, and the controversies of modern medicine. While this illuminating work mainly explores Western medicine over the past five centuries, Gonzalez-Crussi also describes how modern medicine's roots extend to both Greco-Roman antiquity and Eastern medical traditions.

Covered here in engaging detail are the birth of anatomy and the practice of dissections; the transformation of surgery from a gruesome art to a sophisticated medical specialty; a short history of infectious diseases; the evolution of the diagnostic process; advances in obstetrics and anesthesia; and modern psychiatric therapies and the challenges facing organized medicine today. Written by a renowned author and educator, this book gives us the very essence of our search to mitigate suffering, save lives, and unlock the mysteries of the human animal.

"" Gonzalez-Crussi fuses

science, literature, and personal history into highly civilized artifacts."" -The Washington Post, on There Is a World Elsewhere

By: F. González-Crussi
Imprint: Modern Library Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 28
Dimensions: Height: 202mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 217g
ISBN: 9780812975536
ISBN 10: 0812975537
Series: Modern Library Chronicles
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 11 November 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

F. Gonzalez-Crussi is professor emeritus of pathology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He is the author of Suspended Animation- Six Essays on the Preservation of Bodily Parts, a New York Times Notable Book; The Five Senses, a Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist; and Notes of an Anatomist, winner of the nonfiction first prize of the Society for Midland Authors. He lives in Chicago.

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“[González-Crussi fuses] science, literature, and personal history into highly civilized artifacts.” –The Washington Post, on There Is a World Elsewhere