{"product_id":"9780812975536","title":"A Short History of Medicine","description":"\u003cp\u003eInsightful, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this lively, learned, and wholly engrossing volume, F. González-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, González-Crussi also describes how modern medicine’s roots extend to both Greco-Roman antiquity and Eastern medical traditions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[González-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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47020883607792,"sku":"9780812975536","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780812975536_p0.jpg?v=1763743768","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780812975536","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}