Colorful Humanistic History: The History of Medicine

Author: (English) Robert, Margot
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: Nearly a hundred famous paintings collected from major museums around the world are included in the book. As you flip through the slightly yellowed pages, let time flow through your fingertips. Disease is an inherent companion of humanity, and recovery is an endless hope in life. The history of humanity is, in fact, a history of (overcoming disease and confronting death). Looking back from the revolutionary achievements of medicine since the 20th century, you will find that over thousands of years, from the era of witchcraft and medicine to the end of the 19th century, the progress of human medicine was indeed very limited, even negligible. As a result, there was once an extreme saying—"Overall, medical activities before the 20th century were a terrifying abyss for humanity." As a medical history book aimed at helping non-medical professionals read, this book covers the entire history of human medicine from prehistoric hygiene to modern DNA therapy in a concise and light-hearted style with a short and exquisite format. Beyond its popular, interesting, and fully visualized (image-based) features, what makes this book captivating is its complete personalization of world medical history. A personal story of a medical figure living in different times and eras—along with their legacy, quotes, conscience, and cultural background—are linked together to form an emotional and human medical history.