{"product_id":"the-chief-concern-of-medicine-ronald-schleifer-9780472118595","title":"The Chief Concern of Medicine: The Integration of the Medical Humanities and Narrative Knowledge Into Medical Practices","description":"Unlike any existing studies of the medical humanities, \u003ci\u003eThe Chief Concern of Medicine\u003c\/i\u003ebrings to the examination of medical practices a thorough--and clearly articulated--exposition of the nature of narrative. The book builds on the work of linguistics, semiotics, narratology, and discourse theory and examines numerous literary works and narrative \"vignettes\" of medical problems, situations, and encounters. Throughout, the book presents usable expositions of the ways storytelling organizes itself to allow physicians and other healthcare workers (and even patients themselves) to be more attentive to and self-conscious about the information--the \"narrative knowledge\"--of the patient's story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ronald Schleifer,Jerry Vannatta\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472118595\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472118595\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/28\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.60d","brand":"Ronald Schleifer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086707241215,"sku":"9780472118595","price":79.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bfefd5e4-3a67-40c3-981d-9fb85e37d9e4.jpg?v=1769096114","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-chief-concern-of-medicine-ronald-schleifer-9780472118595","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}