Acupuncture, Expertise and Cross-Cultural Medicine
(Part of the Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History Series)
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In 1825, an English Earl, crippled with pain and despairing of his usual physicians, invited a young and unconventional doctor into his home. Days later, the Earl was relieved, and the doctor rich. To celebrate his remarkable recovery, the nobleman re-named his favorite racehorse to honor the technique that cured him: "acupuncture." In an engaging account, Roberta Bivins vivifies the characters, texts, and events of acupuncture's (often surprising)...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0333918932
ISBN13:9780333918937
Release Date:November 2000
Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan
Length:263 Pages
Weight:1.17 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.8" x 8.7"
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