{"product_id":"the-invention-of-medicine","title":"The Invention of Medicine","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-information\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook information\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMain subject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ancient history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre \/ subject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Classical history \/ classical civilisation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Robin Lane Fox\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAudience:\u003c\/strong\u003e Adults\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the book\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Invention of Medicine\u003c\/strong\u003e by Robin Lane Fox is a history book for adult readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA striking reappraisal of the beginnings of medicine, by one of the world's leading ancient historians Medicine is one of the great fields of achievement of the Ancient Greeks. Hippocrates is celebrated worldwide as the father of medicine and the Hippocratic Oath is admired throughout the medical profession as a founding statement of ethics and ideals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the fifth century BC, Greeks even wrote of medicine as a newly discovered craft they had invented. Robin Lane Fox's remarkable book puts their invention of medicine in a wider context, from the epic poems of Homer to the first doctors known to have been active in the Greek world. He examines what we do and do not know about Hippocrates and his Oath and the many writings that survive under his name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDelivery \u0026amp; pickup:\u003c\/strong\u003e Available from Whimsy and Wonder with New Zealand delivery or Christchurch pickup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43891397623844,"sku":"B9780141983967","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/2253\/5460\/files\/penguin-random-house-the-invention-of-medicine-book.jpg?v=1785751660","url":"https:\/\/whimsyandwonder.co.nz\/products\/the-invention-of-medicine","provider":"Whimsy \u0026 Wonder","version":"1.0","type":"link"}