The Greatest Benefit to Mankind: A Medical History of Humanity - Paperback
by Roy Porter
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Availability:In StockContributor:Roy PorterSeries:Norton History of Science #0Publish date:1999-10-01Pages:872
Language:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9780393319804ISBN-10:393319806UPC:9780393319804Book Category:Medical, Family & Relationships, ScienceBook Subcategory:HistoryAward:1998 L.A. Times Book Prize Winner - History AwardSize:9.22 x 6.16 x 1.24 inchesWeight:2.3016Product ID:SCE8DRJQKN
The Greatest Benefit to Mankind: A Medical History of Humanity
Hailed as "a remarkable achievement" (Boston Globe) and as "a triumph: simultaneously entertaining and instructive, witty and thought-provoking...a splendid and thoroughly engrossing book" (Los Angeles Times), Roy Porter's charting of the history of medicine affords us an opportunity as never before to assess its culture and science and its costs and benefits to mankind. Porter explores...
Series: Norton History of Science #0
Language:EnglishPublisher:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN-13:9780393319804ISBN-10:393319806UPC:9780393319804Book Category:Medical, Family & Relationships, ScienceBook Subcategory:HistoryAward:1998 L.A. Times Book Prize Winner - History AwardSize:9.22 x 6.16 x 1.24 inchesWeight:2.3016Product ID:SCE8DRJQKN
Porter, Roy: - Roy Porter (1946--2002) was professor of the history of medicine at University College, London. His books include Blood and Guts, The Creation of the Modern World, Flesh in the Age of Reason, and The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Award.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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🏆 1998 L.A. Times Book Prize Winner - History Award
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