The a beginner's guide Jackson, Mark 1959- creator text bibliography enk Londres (Inglaterra) Oneworld 2014 monographic eng 238 páginas ilustraciones 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. 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. 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. specialized Mark Jackson Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índices Texto en inglés Historia de la medicina Historia de la salud Medicina alternativa Historia Dolor Historia Patología Historia WZ 40 1780745273 9781780745275 Co-BoUCM 170314 20240816095054.0 ocn893488423 eng