9780415278171-0415278171-Disease & Medicine In World History (Themes in World History)

Disease & Medicine In World History (Themes in World History)

ISBN-13: 9780415278171
ISBN-10: 0415278171
Edition: 1
Author: Sheldon Watts
Publication date: 2003
Publisher: Routledge
Format: Paperback 176 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780415278171
ISBN-10: 0415278171
Edition: 1
Author: Sheldon Watts
Publication date: 2003
Publisher: Routledge
Format: Paperback 176 pages

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Disease & Medicine In World History (Themes in World History) (ISBN-13: 9780415278171 and ISBN-10: 0415278171), written by authors Sheldon Watts, was published by Routledge in 2003. With an overall rating of 3.8 stars, it's a notable title among other Diseases & Physical Ailments books. You can easily purchase or rent Disease & Medicine In World History (Themes in World History) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Diseases & Physical Ailments books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $4.93.

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Disease and Medicine in World History is a concise introduction to diverse ideas about diseases and their treatment throughout the world. Drawing on case studies from ancient Egypt to present-day America, Asia and Europe, this survey discusses concepts of sickness and forms of treatment in many cultures.

Sheldon Watts shows that many medical practices in the past were shaped as much by philosophers and metaphysicians as by university-trained doctors and other practitioners.

Subjects covered include:

  • Pharaonic Egypt and the pre-conquest New World
  • the evolution of medical systems in the Middle East
  • health and healing on the Indian subcontinent
  • medicine and disease in China
  • the globalization of disease in the modern world
  • the birth and evolution of modern scientific medicine.

This volume is a landmark contribution to the field of world history. It covers the principal medical systems known in the world, based on extensive original research. Watts raises questions about globalization in medicine and the potential impact of infectious diseases in the present day.

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