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IN THE BONESETTER'S WAITING ROOM
TRAVELS THROUGH INDIAN MEDICINE |
By: |
Aarathi Prasad |
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Paperback |
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ISBN 10: |
1781254877 |
ISBN 13: |
9781781254875 |
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Publisher: |
PROFILE BOOKS LTD |
Pub. date: |
5 October, 2017 |
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Wellcome |
Pages: |
224 |
Translated from: |
English |
Description: |
The first comprehensive history of medicine in India |
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LONGLISTED FOR THE 2016 JHALAK PRIZEThe story of medicine in India is rich and complex: uniting cutting-edge technological developments with ancient cultural traditions.Aarathi Prasad investigates how Indian medicine came to be the way it is. Her travels will take her to bonesetter clinics in Jaipur and Hyderabad and the waiting-rooms of Bollywood's best plastic surgeons, and introduce her to traditional healers as well as the world-beating heart surgeon who is revolutionising treatment of the poor around the globe. From the asthma treatment 'cure' that involves swallowing a live fish, to ground-breaking neuroscience happening inside the Mughal walls of old Delhi, In the Bonesetter's Waiting Room tells the story of the Indian people, in sickness and in health.In the Bonesetter's Waiting Room is published in partnership with the Wellcome Collection and will accompany a major exhibition at the Collection in Autumn 2017, exploring India's rich plurality of cultures of medicine, healing and well-being in Indian cities.WELLCOME COLLECTION is the free museum and library for the incurably curious. It explores the connections between medicine, life and art in the past, present and future. It is part of Wellcome, a global charitable foundation that exists to improve health for everyone by helping great ideas thrive. |
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UK |
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Profile Books Ltd |
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