Alternative medicine? :: a history /
Comparing the medical systems of China, India, and the west (both mainstream and alternative), Alternative Medicine? maps the transmission of medical expertise from one culture to another and lays bare the roots of today's distinctions between alternative, complementary, and orthodox medicine....
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| Zusammenfassung: | Comparing the medical systems of China, India, and the west (both mainstream and alternative), Alternative Medicine? maps the transmission of medical expertise from one culture to another and lays bare the roots of today's distinctions between alternative, complementary, and orthodox medicine. - ;Walk into the local health food shop or pick up today's paper and the chances are that you'll see adverts for acupuncture and herbal medicine, hypnotists and homeopaths. Some doctors and scientists mourn the lost lustre of mainstream medicine and complain about a new breed of 'irrational' consumer. But what exactly is 'alternative' medicine? Is the astonishing popularity of alternative and multicultural medicine really such a recent development? And, given the success story of modern biomedical science, why are alternative and traditional treatments now so fashionable? Has the impersonal chill of high-tech medicine driven consumers into the arms of charismatic quacks? Or is it the cost of western medicine that makes its competitors look so attractive? Do patients seek hope, holism, or. just the thrill of rebellion?. This book seeks answers to all these questions and more. Comparing the medical systems of China, India, and the west - both mainstream and alternative - Roberta Bivins shows how medical expertise has migrated from one culture to another. From acupuncture in Regency England to homeopathy in the 'Wild West', Bivins unearths the roots of today's distinctions between alternative, complementary, and orthodox medicine, and shows how popular interest in medical alternatives - often of exotic origin -. is a phenomenon with a long and fascinating pedigree. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xvii, 239 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| spelling | Bivins, Roberta E., 1970- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjrGcxgjHTHkCvYVQFWKv3 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n00010512 Alternative medicine? : a history / Roberta Bivins. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. 1 online resource (xvii, 239 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction: 'Rival Systems of Medicine'? -- 1. 'What is this Burning?' -- 2. Health and 'The New Science' -- 3. 'The Chinese Have a Great Deal of Wit' -- 4. 'With our Western Brethren, the Case Seems to be Quite Different' -- Conclusion: Pragmatism, Pluralism, and the (Im)Patient-Consumer. Comparing the medical systems of China, India, and the west (both mainstream and alternative), Alternative Medicine? maps the transmission of medical expertise from one culture to another and lays bare the roots of today's distinctions between alternative, complementary, and orthodox medicine. - ;Walk into the local health food shop or pick up today's paper and the chances are that you'll see adverts for acupuncture and herbal medicine, hypnotists and homeopaths. Some doctors and scientists mourn the lost lustre of mainstream medicine and complain about a new breed of 'irrational' consumer. But what exactly is 'alternative' medicine? Is the astonishing popularity of alternative and multicultural medicine really such a recent development? And, given the success story of modern biomedical science, why are alternative and traditional treatments now so fashionable? Has the impersonal chill of high-tech medicine driven consumers into the arms of charismatic quacks? Or is it the cost of western medicine that makes its competitors look so attractive? Do patients seek hope, holism, or. just the thrill of rebellion?. This book seeks answers to all these questions and more. Comparing the medical systems of China, India, and the west - both mainstream and alternative - Roberta Bivins shows how medical expertise has migrated from one culture to another. From acupuncture in Regency England to homeopathy in the 'Wild West', Bivins unearths the roots of today's distinctions between alternative, complementary, and orthodox medicine, and shows how popular interest in medical alternatives - often of exotic origin -. is a phenomenon with a long and fascinating pedigree. Print version record. Alternative medicine History. Patient compliance. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85098702 Complementary Therapies history https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000529Q000266 Patient Acceptance of Health Care https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010342 Médecines parallèles Histoire. Patients Coopération. HEALTH & FITNESS Alternative Therapies. bisacsh MEDICAL Healing. bisacsh HEALTH & FITNESS Healing. bisacsh BODY, MIND & SPIRIT Healing General. bisacsh Patient compliance fast Alternative medicine fast Alternative Medizin gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4112639-7 History fast has work: Alternative medicine? (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PD3vXXrqqjFGJRpPjTJV8cq https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Bivins, Roberta E., 1970- Alternative medicine? Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010 9780199543762 (OCoLC)620092507 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=381035 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Bivins, Roberta E., 1970- Alternative medicine? : a history / Introduction: 'Rival Systems of Medicine'? -- 1. 'What is this Burning?' -- 2. Health and 'The New Science' -- 3. 'The Chinese Have a Great Deal of Wit' -- 4. 'With our Western Brethren, the Case Seems to be Quite Different' -- Conclusion: Pragmatism, Pluralism, and the (Im)Patient-Consumer. Alternative medicine History. Patient compliance. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85098702 Complementary Therapies history https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000529Q000266 Patient Acceptance of Health Care https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010342 Médecines parallèles Histoire. Patients Coopération. HEALTH & FITNESS Alternative Therapies. bisacsh MEDICAL Healing. bisacsh HEALTH & FITNESS Healing. bisacsh BODY, MIND & SPIRIT Healing General. bisacsh Patient compliance fast Alternative medicine fast Alternative Medizin gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4112639-7 |
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| title | Alternative medicine? : a history / |
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| title_full | Alternative medicine? : a history / Roberta Bivins. |
| title_fullStr | Alternative medicine? : a history / Roberta Bivins. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Alternative medicine? : a history / Roberta Bivins. |
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| topic | Alternative medicine History. Patient compliance. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85098702 Complementary Therapies history https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000529Q000266 Patient Acceptance of Health Care https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010342 Médecines parallèles Histoire. Patients Coopération. HEALTH & FITNESS Alternative Therapies. bisacsh MEDICAL Healing. bisacsh HEALTH & FITNESS Healing. bisacsh BODY, MIND & SPIRIT Healing General. bisacsh Patient compliance fast Alternative medicine fast Alternative Medizin gnd http://d-nb.info/gnd/4112639-7 |
| topic_facet | Alternative medicine History. Patient compliance. Complementary Therapies history Patient Acceptance of Health Care Médecines parallèles Histoire. Patients Coopération. HEALTH & FITNESS Alternative Therapies. MEDICAL Healing. HEALTH & FITNESS Healing. BODY, MIND & SPIRIT Healing General. Patient compliance Alternative medicine Alternative Medizin History |
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