Title: Acupuncture, expertise, and cross-cultural medicine /
Authors: Bivins, Roberta E., 1970-
Publisher: Palgrave ,
Year: 2000
Subjects: Acupuncture; Cross-Cultural Comparison; Acupuncture history; Acupuncture Great Britain History.; Transcultural medical care Great Britain.; United Kingdom; United Kingdom.
Abstract: In 1825, an English Earl, crippled with pain and despairing of his usual physicians, invited a young and unconventional doctor into his home. Days later, the Earl was relieved, and the doctor rich. To celebrate his remarkable recovery, the nobleman re-named his favorite racehorse to honor the technique that cured him: "acupuncture." In an engaging account, Roberta Bivins vivifies the characters, texts, and events of acupuncture's (often surprising) 300 year history in Britain, and begins to explain acupuncture's enduring appeal.