Stethoscope - The Making of a Medical Icon (Hardcover)

This book explores the colourful past, present and future of an instrument that is, quite literally, close to our hearts. The stethoscope has become the symbol of medicine itself, but how did this come to be? What makes the stethoscope such a familiar and yet charismatic object? Drawing from a range of fields including history, anthropology, science, technology and sound studies, the book illustrates the variety of roles the stethoscope has played over time. It shows that the stethoscope is not, and has never been, a single entity. It is used to a variety of ends, serves a number of purposes and is open to many interpretations. This is the key to the stethoscope's enduring presence in the medical and popular imagination.

General

Imprint:	Reaktion Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2022
Authors:	Anna Harris • Tom Rice
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-1-78914-633-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > History > General
LSN:	1-78914-633-X
Barcode:	9781789146332

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