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Physicians, Plagues and Progress - The History of Western medicine from Antiquity to Antibiotics (Paperback, New edition)
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Physicians, Plagues and Progress - The History of Western medicine from Antiquity to Antibiotics (Paperback, New edition)
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List price R466
Loot Price R389
Discovery Miles 3 890
You Save R77 (17%)
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Since the dawn of time, man has sought to improve his health and
that of his neighbour. The human race, around the world, has been
on a long and complex journey, seeking to find out how our bodies
work, and what heals them. Embarking on a four-thousand-year
odyssey, science historian Allan Chapman brings to life the origin
and development of medicine and surgery. Writing with pace and
rigorous accuracy, he investigates how we have battled against
injury and disease, and provides a gripping and highly readable
account of the various victories and discoveries along the way.
Drawing on sources from across Europe and beyond, Chapman discusses
the huge contributions to medicine made by the Greeks, the Romans,
the early medieval Arabs, and above all by Western Christendom,
looking at how experiment, discovery, and improving technology
impact upon one another to produce progress. This is a fascinating,
insightful read, enlivened with many colourful characters and
memorable stories of inspired experimenters, theatrical surgeons,
student pranks, body-snatchers, 'mad-doctors', quacks, and
charitable benefactors.
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