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Disease and Medicine in World History (Themes in World History) 1st Edition, Kindle Edition

by Sheldon Watts (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Disease 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.

Sheldon 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.

Subjects covered include:

  • Pharaonic Egypt and the pre-conquest New World
  • the evolution of medical systems in the Middle East
  • health and healing on the Indian subcontinent
  • medicine and disease in China
  • the globalization of disease in the modern world
  • the birth and evolution of modern scientific medicine.

This volume is a landmark contribution to the field of world history. It covers the principal medical systems known in the world, based on extensive original research. Watts raises questions about globalization in medicine and the potential impact of infectious diseases in the present day.

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    978-0415278171
  2. Edition
    1st
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  4. Publisher
    Routledge
  5. Publication date
    July 5, 2005
  6. Part of series
    Themes in World History
  7. Language
    English
  8. File size
    318 KB
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"Sheldon Watts has established a reputation as one of the world's premier scholars on global disease and medicine. Disease and Medicine in World History offers an insightful and provocative analysis of medical thought and practice situated securely in their social and cultural contexts." - Jerry H. Bentley, University of Hawaii

About the Author

Sheldon Watts is a visiting professor of history at the American University in Cairo. He is the author of Epidemics and History: Disease, Power and Imperialism (Yale, 1997).

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000OI1764
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge; 1st edition (July 5, 2005)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 5, 2005
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 318 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Up to 4 simultaneous devices, per publisher limits
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 177 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 5 ratings

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Watts' book presents many interesting ideas that demonstrate the history of medicine and diseases. Though informative, his book lacks a level of sophistication. Compared to William McNeill's book Plagues and People he lacks deep analysis and theories. Much of Watts' book is a report which presents facts and perhaps a few theories but leaves readers unsatisfied in an analysis of world history. Furthermore, Watts extends an open invitation to close the gap in available health services around the world. He ends with his thoughts and a quote from Robert Koch, a recipient of the Nobel Prize in medicine, that reads, "We cannot be fully self-realized [or happy] so long as everything around us suffers and creates suffering." Yet Watts is not qualified to make such a call as a historian and because he fails to take a stance on his own explanation of world history. Therefore he needs to back down on his plea. Perhaps, his next book will incorporate more of his own thoughts and theories that explore the topic to a higher level of sophistication.
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