![]() ![]() It shows us that the history - and future - of transplant surgery is tied up with questions not only about who we are, but also what we are, and what we might become. In Spare Parts, cultural historian Paul Craddock takes us on a fascinating journey and unearths incredible untold stories, from Indian surgeons regrafting lost noses in the sixth century BC, to the seventeenth century architect who helped pioneer blood transfusions, to the French seamstress whose needlework paved the way for kidney transplants in the early 1900s.Įxpertly weaving together philosophy, science and cultural history, Spare Parts explores how transplant surgery has constantly tested the boundaries between human, animal and machine. As ancient as the pyramids, its history is even more surprising. We think of transplant surgery as one of the medical wonders of the modern world - but it's a lot older than you think. Paul Craddocks Spare Parts offers an original look at the history of medicine itself through the rich, compelling, and delightfully macabre story of. Spare Parts by Paul Craddock is most thorough history of transplant medicine. 'Compelling' Christopher Hart, The Sunday Times ![]()
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