The Medical Imagination
Author | : Sari Altschuler |
Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2018-03-20 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780812249866 |
ISBN-13 | : 0812249860 |
Rating | : 4/5 (860 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Medical Imagination by : Sari Altschuler
Download or read book The Medical Imagination written by Sari Altschuler and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2018-03-20 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Medical Imagination traces the practice of using imagination and literature to craft, test, and implement theories of health in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century America. This history of imaginative experimentation provides a usable past for conversations about the role of the humanities in health research and practice today.