Empire of the Scalpel: The History of Surgery - Paperback
by Ira Rutkow
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Scribner Book CompanyISBN-13:9781501163753ISBN-10:1501163752UPC:9781501163753Book Category:Medical, HistoryBook Subcategory:History, Surgery, United StatesBook Topic:20th CenturySize:8.40 x 5.50 x 1.20 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SC8X2JYN84
From an eminent surgeon and historian comes the "by turns fascinating and ghastly" (The New York Times Book Review, Editors' Choice) story of surgery's development--from the Stone Age to the present day--blending meticulous medical research with vivid storytelling. There are not many life events that can be as simultaneously frightening and hopeful as a surgical operation. In America,...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Scribner Book CompanyISBN-13:9781501163753ISBN-10:1501163752UPC:9781501163753Book Category:Medical, HistoryBook Subcategory:History, Surgery, United StatesBook Topic:20th CenturySize:8.40 x 5.50 x 1.20 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SC8X2JYN84
Ira Rutkow is a general surgeon and historian of American medicine. He also holds a doctorate of public health from Johns Hopkins University. Among Dr. Rutkow's books are several encyclopedic works on surgical history: Surgery: An Illustrated History, named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year; American Surgery: An Illustrated History; and a two-volume bibliography, The History of Surgery...
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