Alternative Medicine?
(Sprache: Englisch)
Comparing the medical systems of China, India, and the west (both mainstream and alternative), Alternative Medicine? maps the transmission of medical expertise from one culture to another and lays bare the roots of today's distinctions between alternative, complementary, and orthodox medicine.
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Comparing the medical systems of China, India, and the west (both mainstream and alternative), Alternative Medicine? maps the transmission of medical expertise from one culture to another and lays bare the roots of today's distinctions between alternative, complementary, and orthodox medicine.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Alternative Medicine? “
Introduction: 'Rival systems of medicine'?; 1. 'What is this burning?'; 2. Health and 'The New Science'; 3. 'The Chinese have a great deal of wit'; 4. 'With our Western brethren, the case seems to be quite different'; 5. Conclusion: Pragmatism, Pluralism and the (Im)Patient-Consumer; Further Reading
Autoren-Porträt von Roberta E. Bivins
Roberta Bivins is Wellcome Lecturer in the History of Medicine at Cardiff University. Her work focuses on the transmission of medical expertise between cultures, as exemplified by the transmission of acupuncture to the west.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Roberta E. Bivins
- 264 Seiten, Maße: 14 x 21 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- ISBN-10: 0199218870
- ISBN-13: 9780199218875
- Erscheinungsdatum: 04.10.2007
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Englisch
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It is well written, concise, yet wide-ranging. British Journal for the History of Science This well-written and painstakingly researched book would enhance any history of medicine collection. Doody's Notes [an] elegant and engaging book...Bivins takes us on a fascinating journey from east to west and back again Financial Times This compact, densely written history effectively demonstrates how alternative medicine has survived and prospered in the 21st century. The Independent A fascinating read... illuminating book Nayanah Siva, New Scientist
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