Richard Barnett

The Smile Stealers

The Fine and Foul Art of Dentistry

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An incisive and startling international review of the evolution of dentistry from the Bronze Age to the present day, presented in a beautifully crafted book of cult appeal.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Thames & Hudson Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. April 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 174mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 936g
• ISBN-13: 9780500519110
• ISBN-10: 0500519110
• Artikelnr.: 45194211

Autorenporträt

Richard Barnett studied medicine before becoming a historian. His writing has appeared in The Lancet, The London Magazine and The Natural Death Handbook. His first book, Medical London: City of Diseases, City of Cures, was published in 2008 and was a Book of the Week on BBC Radio 4. His second book, The Sick Rose, published by Thames & Hudson, was the winner of The British Book Design and Production Awards. Richard has also appeared on BBC4's 'The Beauty of Anatomy'. He is currently Director of studies in History, Pembroke-King's Programme, University of Cambridge and Honorary Research Fellow, UCL.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: You Know the Drill . 1. The Natural and Ancient History of
the Teeth . 2. Pulling Teeth in Medieval Europe . 3. Fauchard and The
Dentistes . 4. Enlightened Extractions . 5. 'A New Era in Tooth-Pulling!' .
6. The Skull Beneath the Skin . 7. The Smile of Success