Asia
166 entries published in Asia.
2012
#9302
Ethnobotany of the Kondh, Poraja, Gadaba and Bonda of the Koraput region of Odisha, India.
"This volume discusses the history and importance of ethnobotany with specific reference to four tribal communities of Odisha, India. It begins with an account of the nature of the tribes involved in the study. Based …
2012
#9850
Dialysis: History, development and promise. Edited by Todd S. Ing, Mohamed Rahman, and Carl M. Kjellstrand.
2012
#10584
Illustrated Suśruta Samhitā. Translated by K. R. Srikantha Murthy. 3 vols.
2013
#7133
The eye in history. Edited by Frank Joseph Goes.
Explains scentific subjects and procedures for the lay person or general practitioner and then discusses the history of these topics; well-documented with bibliographical references; illustrated in color throughout.
2013
#8266
Moses Maimonides and his practice of medicine.
2013
#8929
Dispelling the darkness: Voyage in the Malay Archipelago and the discovery of evolution by Wallace and Darwin.
2013
#12927
History of orthodontics.
This history covers 19th century and earlier developments but emphasizes 20th century material including "History of dental lasers and their applications in orthodontics," "History of of Invisalign," etc.
2014
#12722
Healing traditions of the Northwestern Himalayas.
"This book discusses the perception of disease, healing concepts and the evolution of traditional systems of healing in the Himalayas of Himachal Pradesh, India. The chapters cover a diverse range issues: people and k…
2015
#8042
Vietnamese traditional medicine: A social history.
Reception of foreign medical ideas and techniques through the case study of smallpox.
2015
#11923
The influenza pandemic in Japan, 1918-1920: The first world war between humankind and a virus. Translation by Lynne E. Riggs and Takechi Manbu.
2016
#11437
Hidden lives, concealed narratives: A history of leprosy in the Philippines. Edited by Maria Serena I. Diokno.
2016
#11956
Nature's colony: Empire, nation and environment in the Singapore Botanic Gardens.
2017
#11435
Traditional medicine in the colonial Philippines: 16th to the 19th century.
2018
#11927
Life is short, art long: The art of healing in Byzantium. New perspectives. Edited by Brigitte Ptarakis and Gülru Tanman.
2019
#12325
Pioneering British women chemists: Their lives and contributions.
2020
#13332