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Figures of medicine : blood, face transplants, parasites / François Delaporte ; translated by Nils F. Schott.
- Title
- Figures of medicine : blood, face transplants, parasites / François Delaporte ; translated by Nils F. Schott.
- Author
- Delaporte, François, 1941-2019
- Publication
- New York : Fordham University Press, 2013.
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- Description
- xxiii, 173 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "What does the infamous face transplant in France in 2005 share with the examination of "swollen faces" in Latin America in the 1930s? What does blood transfusion in Europe during the 17th century have in common with the discovery of mosquitoes as parasitic vectors in China at the close of the 19th century? And, last, how does the reconstruction of noses using skin flaps in Bologna in the 16th century relate to the opening of a forehead cyst in Guatemala in 1916? The six essays that form Figures of medicine, present a wealth of symmetries. Francois Delaporte shows that each epistemological concern demands its own mode of engagement; problems reside not only in their objects but also in the historical situations in which they emerge. Focusing on efforts to resolve medical problems that are particular and nonetheless exemplary, Delaporte unpacks these separate cases to show howmultiple actors--over long periods of time and across different geographies--must be taken into account to remove epistemological blockages that stand in the way of understanding. A remarkable contribution to the history of science and medicine, this book shows the value of historical epistemology from philosophical, historical, and anthropological perspectives"--Provided by publisher.
- Series Statement
- Forms of living
- Uniform Title
- Figures de la médecine. English.
- Forms of living
- Alternative Title
- Figures de la médecine.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History
- History.
- Trivia and miscellanea
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Language (note)
- Translated from French.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Animal blood -- Fabricating noses -- The face transplant -- The Manson effect -- Robles' disease -- Chagas' error.
- ISBN
- 9780823244447 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 082324444X (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780823244454 (paper : alk. paper)
- 0823244458 (paper : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2012046400
- OCLC
- 795010573
- SCSB-11534846
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library