Holism and Complementary Medicine (2nd ed.)

The rise of complementary medicine is one of the most important developments in healthcare over the past three decades. This popular text outlines the history and philosophy behind holistic therapies and examines their role in contemporary health systems. This fully updated new edition of Holism and Complementary Medicine offers a systematic overview of traditional healing practices, the development of the Western biomedical model from the ancient Egyptians and Greeks to the present, and the hol