Waterstones Bodysnatchers to Lifesavers
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Price: £9.99
Brand: Waterstones
Description: This book provides an illustrated history of medicine in Edinburgh in an accessible style for the general reader. Centered on the 280 year history of Edinburgh Medical School, the book showcases famous Edinburgh medical alumni through the ages including Robert Knox and others like Charles Darwin and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle who studied medicine in Edinburgh but went on to make their names in other fields. The book follows the evolution of medical practice through the ages, from the dark practices of the 19th century to Dolly, the first cloned sheep in the 21st century. It highlights the key advances made by Edinburgh medics in public health, anesthesia, surgery, antiseptics and antibiotics. Edinburgh Medical School was the first to admit women, and we follow their struggles, headed by the formidable Sophia Jex-Blake. Waterstones Bodysnatchers to Lifesavers - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
Category: Books
Merchant: Waterstones
Product ID: 9781910745373
Delivery cost: 2.99
ISBN: 9781910745373
Author: muff man
Rating: 5
Review: Well thought out book about Scottish medicine
Author: Bill Brook
Rating: 2
Review: Pretty disappointing really. This book isn't so much a history of medicine in Edinburgh, but more a collection of anecdotes about famous doctors and others who were involved in it, some of whom spent most of their career in London! The book is organised not chronologically, but by theme, which also detracts from the readability and sense of story, for example there is a chapter on women in medicine and how that got started. The material is also pretty shallow and incomplete, and the thematic approach makes the whole book feel very disjointed. If you want a simple, chronological story that is well illustrated, a better bet would be a second hand copy of 'History of a Great Hospital' by Logan Turner which takes you to 1929, and its sequel, 'The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh' 1929-1979. These go into far more depth and cover the history of the Royal Infirmary much better and more comprehensively. They also have plenty of plans and photos to enjoy, and can be picked up quite cheaply on Amazon. Being a little dated now, they do not cover some of the themes in the book under review so much, for example women in medicine, body snatchers, etc. So if that's your thing, this is the book for you.
