A History of Neurosurgery - Tapa dura

"The editor has shown great skill and care in selecting the contributors...all of the chapters are of high quality...as complete as it could be...extensively researched and well-written...an enormous pleasure to read." --Journal of Neurosurgery "A comprehensive, multiauthored collection of essays...fills in the details of the key cultural and scientific events...a discussion of the 'philosophical currents' in the history of neurosurgery is a delightful surprise...a well-written treatise..." --Journal of the American Medical Association "Provides useful knowledge and insight into how neurosurgery came to be where it is today...excellent for those entering the field...an informative, enjoyable, and easy-to-read series of essays, and a substantial contribution to the recorded story of how we got to be where we are." --Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences "A very thorough account of the historical development of the specialty...gives the reader a feel for the intellectu

This is the first thorough history of neurosurgery published since 1951. It is organized around a specific historiographic framework which traces the advancement of the specialty. Included are chapters on ancient trepanation,