The History of Medicine: A Very Short Introduction

by William Bynum

Overview

Against the backdrop of unprecedented concern for the future of health care, this Very Short Introduction surveys the history of medicine from classical times to the present. Focussing on the key turning points in the history of Western medicine, such as the advent of hospitals and the rise of experimental medicine, Bill Bynum offers insights into medicine''s past, while at the same time engaging with contemporary issues, discoveries, and controversies.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199215430
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	08/24/2008
Series:	Very Short Introductions , #191
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	4.30(w) x 6.80(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

W. F. Bynum is Professor Emeritus of the history of medicine at the Wellcome Centre for the History of Medicine at University College London. He is the author of Science and the Practice of Medicine in the Nineteenth Century and the Oxford Dictionary of Scientific Quotations (1994). He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London and of Edinburgh.

Table of Contents

Preface1. Bedside Medicine2. Library Medicine3. Hospital Medicine4. Social Medicine5. Laboratory Medicine6. Technological MedicineReferences and Further Reading