Man and medicine : a history / Farokh Erach Udwadia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Udwadia, Farokh Erach.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine--History.

Medicine.

History.

History of Medicine.

Medical Subjects:

History of Medicine.

Physical Description:

xvi, 496 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

New Delhi ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2000]

Summary:

Man and Medicine is a wide-spanning historical study of the evolution of modern medicine, from prehistory to contemporary times. By linking the growth of modern medicine to various socio-cultural influences and historical events shaping the evolution of man. Dr Udwadia provides a comprehensive and multi-faceted account of the medical profession and its practice through the ages.

The story of medicine begins with prehistory and then moves on to the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia. Egypt. Persia. India. China. and Greece. It follows the fascinating trail of history to Rome. on to Modern and Contemporary Medicine. It also includes a well-researched chapter on the history of Western Medicine in India. The book concludes with a chapter on the Future. where the author discusses the immense potential of medicine to alter the very roots of man's existence and to revolutionize life and living. Dr Udwadia paints a rich. many-textured canvas of events and discoveries in medicine and brings to life the cavalcade of great men who trod its trail and shaped its path. In his chapter on Contemporary Medicine he exposes its limits and discusses the drawbacks and dangers of present day medical practice.

This book will fascinate those in the medical profession. sociologists. historians, and general readers. The more people know about the victories and defeats, the virtues and faults of physicians through the ages. the stronger will be the bond between patients and physicians and the larger the benefits to both man and medicine.

Contents:

Sect. 1. Archaic Medicine

Sect. 2. Indian Medicine

Sect. 3. Chinese medicine

Sect. 4. Medicine in the classical age of Greece

Sect. 5. Roman Medicine

Sect. 6. Medicine in the Dark Ages

Sect. 7. Renaissance Medicine

Sect. 8. Medicine in the Baroque Period

Sect. 9. Medicine in the age of Enlightenment and Reason - Eighteenth Century

Sect. 10. Modern Medicine

Sect. 11. Western Medicine in India

Sect. 12. Contemporary Medicine

Sect. The future.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [453]-462) and index.

ISBN:

0195654579

OCLC:

46929420