{"product_id":"crucial-interventions-an-illustrated-treatise-on-the-principles-practice-of-nineteenth-century-surgery-9780500518106","title":"Crucial Interventions: An Illustrated Treatise on the Principles \u0026 Practice of Nineteenth-Century Surgery","description":"The nineteenth century saw major advances in the practice of surgery. In 1750, the anatomist John Hunter described it as \"a humiliating spectacle of the futility of science\"; yet, over the next 150 years the feared, practical men of medicine benefited from a revolution in scientific progress and the increased availability of instructional textbooks. Anesthesia and antisepsis were introduced. Newly established medical schools improved surgeons' understanding of the human body. For the first time, surgical techniques were refined, illustrated in color, and disseminated on the printed page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrucial Interventions\u003c\/em\u003e follows this evolution, drawing from magnificent examples of rare surgical textbooks from the mid-nineteenth century. Graphic and sometimes unnerving yet beautifully rendered, these fascinating illustrations, acquired from the Wellcome Collection's extensive archives, include step-by-step surgical techniques paired with depictions of medical instruments and depictions of operations in progress.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Arranged for the layman (from head to toe) \u003cem\u003eCrucial Interventions\u003c\/em\u003e is a captivating look at the early history of one of the world's most mysterious and macabre professions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarnett, Richard:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eRichard Barnett\u003c\/strong\u003e is currently the director of studies in history, Pembroke-King's Program, University of Cambridge, and honorary research fellow, UCL. His writing has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe Lancet\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe London Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Natural Death Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eCrucial Interventions\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMedical London: City of Diseases\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCity of Cures\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Sick Rose\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thames \u0026 Hudson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50645412380946,"sku":"9780500518106","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2cbbfd29-4fe5-4bc2-9fcf-815706760111.jpg?v=1733151620","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/crucial-interventions-an-illustrated-treatise-on-the-principles-practice-of-nineteenth-century-surgery-9780500518106","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}