Craddock Paul - Spare Parts The Story Of Medicine Through The History Of Transplant Surgery - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: Paul Craddock's Spare Parts offers an original look at the history of medicine itself through the rich compelling and delightfully macabre story of transplant surgery from ancient times to the present day. How did an architect help pioneer blood transfusion in the 1660's? Why did eighteenth - century dentists buy the live teeth of poor children? And what role did a sausage skin and an enamel bath play in making kidney transplants a reality? We think of transplant surgery as one of the medical wonders of the modern world. But transplant surgery is as ancient as the pyramids with a history more surprising than we might expect. Paul Craddock takes us on a journey - from sixteenth - century skin grafting to contemporary stem cell transplants - uncovering stories of operations performed by unexpected people in unexpected places. Bringing together philosophy science and cultural history Spare Parts explores how transplant surgery constantly tested the boundaries between human animal and machine and continues to do so today. Witty entertaining and illuminating Spare Parts shows us that the history - and future - of transplant surgery is tied up with questions about not only who we are but also what we are and what we might become.
Title: Spare Parts The Story Of Medicine Through The History Of Transplant Surgery
Author(s): Craddock Paul
Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group
Barcode: 9781250280329
Pages: 320 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 5/10/2022
Category: History Of Medicine