{"product_id":"critical-approaches-to-the-history-susan-francia-9781474255042","title":"Critical Approaches to the History of Western Herbal Medicine","description":"Why has the history of Western herbal medicine received such little research coverage in any systematic and authoritative way, even though it has figured large in both lay and learned healthcare of the past? What methods and sources are most appropriate for the study of medicinal herbs and herbal practices of the past? This collection provides historians with a coherent guide to a variety of sources in relation to medicinal plants that they have thus far lacked.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCritical Approaches to the History of Western Herbal Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e encourages a serious re-assessment of research in the history of herbal medicine and provides examples of appropriate methodologies and critical examinations of relevant sources. In this innovative collection, historians and researchers from a range of disciplines come together to share material on the identification and use of medicinal plants, the activities of people involved with herbal medicine and the investigation of past herbal therapeutic beliefs and practice. Classical and medieval scholars, social and literary historians, archaeologists and ethnobotanists all contribute to this exploration of the history of Western herbal medicine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan Francia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474255043\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474255042\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/27\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.76d","brand":"Susan Francia","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43985687740671,"sku":"9781474255042","price":51.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_abaad734-da65-4831-b253-e119b041f961.jpg?v=1683278977","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/critical-approaches-to-the-history-susan-francia-9781474255042","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}