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Figures of medicine : blood, face transplants, parasites / François Delaporte ; translated by Nils F. Schott.
LIBRA R131 .D45 2013
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Delaporte, François, 1941-2019.
- Series:
- Forms of living
- Standardized Title:
- Figures de la médecine. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Medicine--History.
- Medicine.
- History.
- Medicine--Philosophy.
- Medicine--Miscellanea.
- History of Medicine.
- History, Modern 1601-.
- Blood Transfusion--history.
- Facial Transplantation--history.
- Parasitic Diseases--history.
- Rhinoplasty--history.
- Medical Subjects:
- History of Medicine.
- History, Modern 1601-.
- Blood Transfusion--history.
- Facial Transplantation--history.
- Parasitic Diseases--history.
- Rhinoplasty--history.
- Genre:
- Trivia and miscellanea.
- Physical Description:
- xxiii, 173 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Fordham University Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- Translated from French.
- Summary:
- "What does the infamous face transplant in France in 2005 share with the examination of "swollen faces" in Latin America in the 1930s? What does blood transfusion in Europe during the 17th century have in common with the discovery of mosquitoes as parasitic vectors in China at the close of the 19th century? And, last, how does the reconstruction of noses using skin flaps in Bologna in the 16th century relate to the opening of a forehead cyst in Guatemala in 1916? The six essays that form Figures of medicine, present a wealth of symmetries. Francois Delaporte shows that each epistemological concern demands its own mode of engagement; problems reside not only in their objects but also in the historical situations in which they emerge. Focusing on efforts to resolve medical problems that are particular and nonetheless exemplary, Delaporte unpacks these separate cases to show howmultiple actors--over long periods of time and across different geographies--must be taken into account to remove epistemological blockages that stand in the way of understanding. A remarkable contribution to the history of science and medicine, this book shows the value of historical epistemology from philosophical, historical, and anthropological perspectives"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Animal blood
- Fabricating noses
- The face transplant
- The Manson effect
- Robles' disease
- Chagas' error.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9780823244447
- 082324444X
- 9780823244454
- 0823244458
- OCLC:
- 795010573
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