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OverviewThis text meditates on the contrasts between the human body described in classical Greek medicine and the body as envisaged by physicians in ancient China. It asks how this most basic of human realities came to be conceived by two sophisticated civilizations in radically diverging ways. I t seeks answers in topics such as the history of tactile knowledge, the relationship between the ways of seeing and ways of listening, and the evolution of blood-letting. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Shigehisa KuriyamaPublisher: Zone Books Imprint: Zone Books Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.658kg ISBN: 9780942299885ISBN 10: 0942299884 Pages: 344 Publication Date: 30 September 1999 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock  Table of ContentsReviews...this is an astonishingly original reading of early medicine in China and the West, yet one that builds its case with scrupulous scholarship... A great achievement! --Arthur Kleinman, Harvard Medical School Author InformationShigehisa Kuriyama is Associate Professor and Staff Researcher at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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