Disease and Medicine in World History - 9780415278164

Taylor & Francis

Disease and Medicine in World HistoryAuthor(s): Sheldon Watts\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415278164, 978-0415278164\nSynopsis\nDisease and Medicine in World History is a concise introduction to diverse ideas about diseases and their treatment throughout the world. Drawing on case studies from ancient Egypt to present-day America, Asia and Europe, this survey discusses concepts of sickness and forms of treatment in many cultures.\n\nSheldon Watts shows that many medical practices in the past were shaped as much by philosophers and metaphysicians as by university-trained doctors and other practitioners.\n\nSubjects covered include:\n\nPharaonic Egypt and the pre-conquest New World\nthe evolution of medical systems in the Middle East\nhealth and healing on the Indian subcontinent\nmedicine and disease in China\nthe globalization of disease in the modern world\nthe birth and evolution of modern scientific medici.