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. INDICE: Introduction: 'Rival systems of medicine'?; 1: 'What is this burning?'; 2: Health and 'The New Science'; 3: 'The Chinese have a great deal ofwit'; 4: 'With our Western brethren, the case seems to be quite different'; 5: Conclusion: Pragmatism, Pluralism and the (Im)Patient-Consumer; Further Reading; Notes; Index
- ISBN: 978-0-19-954376-2
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 272
- Fecha Publicación: 22/07/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés