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In the Bonesetter's Waiting Room: Travels Through Indian Medicine

In the Bonesetter's Waiting Room: Travels Through Indian Medicine - Paperback

by Aarathi Prasad
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Availability:In StockContributor:Aarathi PrasadPublish date:2018-01-09Pages:256
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Ips - Profile BooksISBN-13:9781781254875ISBN-10:1781254877UPC:9781781254875Book Category:Medical, Travel, Health & FitnessBook Subcategory:History, Asia, ReferenceBook Topic:India & South AsiaSize:7.70 x 5.00 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.45Product ID:SCY378X8Q5

Aarathi Prasad investigates how Indian medicine came to be the way it is. Her travels take her to bonesetter clinics in Jaipur and Hyderabad and the waiting-rooms of Bollywood's best plastic surgeons, and introduce her to traditional healers as well as the world's best heart surgeon, who is revolutionizing treatment of the poor around the globe. In the Bonesetter's Waiting Room tells the story of the Indian people, in sickness and in health, and provides a unique perspective on the most diverse and fascinating country in the world.

Aarathi Prasad is a biologist and writer.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Ips - Profile BooksISBN-13:9781781254875ISBN-10:1781254877UPC:9781781254875Book Category:Medical, Travel, Health & FitnessBook Subcategory:History, Asia, ReferenceBook Topic:India & South AsiaSize:7.70 x 5.00 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.45Product ID:SCY378X8Q5
Aarathi Prasad is a biologist and writer. She has appeared on TV and radio programmes, including BBC Radio 4, Channel 4 and the Discovery Channel. She is the author of Like A Virgin: How Science is Redesigning the Rules of Sex. She lives in London.

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