{"product_id":"a-short-history-of-medicine-9780812975536","title":"A Short History of Medicine","description":"Insightful, informed, and at times controversial in its conclusions, \u003ci\u003eA Short History of Medicine \u003c\/i\u003eoffers an exceptional introduction to the major and many minor facets of its subject. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this lively, learned, and wholly engrossing volume, F. Gonz lez-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, Gonz lez-Crussi also describes how modern medicine's roots extend to both Greco-Roman antiquity and Eastern medical traditions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCovered 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\" Gonz lez-Crussi fuses] science, literature, and personal history into highly civilized artifacts.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, on \u003ci\u003eThere Is a World Elsewhere\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eF. Gonz?lez-Crussi is professor emeritus of pathology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eSuspended Animation: Six Essays on the Preservation of Bodily Parts\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book; \u003ci\u003eThe Five Senses\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize finalist; and \u003ci\u003eNotes of an Anatomist\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the nonfiction first prize of the Society for Midland Authors. He lives in Chicago.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Modern Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50917884756242,"sku":"9780812975536","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_adf11eb9-de6f-4508-bd67-57721b530422.jpg?v=1738871855","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-short-history-of-medicine-9780812975536","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}