A Concise History of Veterinary Medicine

AvSusan D. Jones,Peter A. Koolmees

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

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Beskrivning

From Ayurvedic texts to botanical medicines to genomics, ideas and expertise about veterinary healing have circulated between cultures through travel, trade, and conflict. In this broad-ranging and accessible study spanning 400 years of history, Susan D. Jones and Peter A. Koolmees present the first global history of veterinary medicine and animal healing. Drawing on inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary perspectives, this book addresses how attitudes toward animals, disease causation theories, wars, problems of food insecurity and the professionalization and spread of European veterinary education have shaped new domains for animal healing, such as preventive medicine in intensive animal agriculture and the need for veterinarians specializing in zoo animals, wildlife, and pets. It concludes by considering the politicization of animal protection, changes in the global veterinary workforce, and concerns about disease and climate change. As mediators between humans and animals, veterinarians and other animal healers have both shaped, and been shaped by, the social, cultural, and economic roles of animals over time.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2022-08-25
Mått:152 x 229 x 23 mm
Vikt:581 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:New Approaches to the History of Science and Medicine
Antal sidor:436
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781108430708

Utforska kategorier

Veterinärmedicin inom Medicin
Medicinhistoria inom Medicin
Naturvetenskapens historia inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

Susan D. Jones is a Distinguished McKnight University Professor at the University of Minnesota and a trained veterinarian and historian. Along with her co-author, Peter A. Koolmees, she served as co-president of the World Association for the History of Veterinary Medicine, 2008-2014. Emeritus Professor Peter Koolmees is a member of the Descartes Centre for the History and Philosophy of the Sciences and the Humanities of Utrecht University and a trained BSc and historian. He served as president in 2000-2004, and co-president in 2008-2014, of the World Association for the History of Veterinary Medicine.

Recensioner i media

'Captivating and unique! A complete account of the history of healing animals, the fight against their diseases, and how the veterinary profession has evolved across cultures and continents shaping food systems and our relations with animals today.' Katinka de Balogh, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: human-animal relationships and the need for veterinary medicine; 1. Animal healing in sacred societies, 1500-1700; 2. Animal healing in trade and conquest, 1700-1850s; 3. Formal education for animal healing: from riding schools to veterinary schools, 1700-1850; 4. Veterinary institutions and animal plagues, 1800-1900; 5. Veterinary medicine in war and peace, 1900-1960; 6. Food, animals and veterinary care in a changing world, 1960-2000; 7. Veterinary medicine and animal health, 2000-2020; Epilogue: veterinary medicine in the postmodern world.