{"product_id":"stethoscope-the-making-of-a-medical-icon-hardcover","title":"Stethoscope: The Making of a Medical Icon - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnna Harris\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTom Rice\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA surprising investigation of a scientific instrument long at the pulse of medicine. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book explores the colorful past, present, and future of an instrument that is, quite literally, close to our hearts. The stethoscope has become the symbol of medicine itself--how did this come to be? What makes the stethoscope such a familiar yet charismatic object? Drawing from a range of fields including history, anthropology, science, technology, and sound studies, the book illustrates the variety of roles the stethoscope has played over time. It shows that the stethoscope is not, and has never been, a single entity. It is used to a variety of ends, serves several purposes, and is open to many interpretations. This variability is the key to the stethoscope's enduring presence in the medical and popular imagination.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnna Harris\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of the social study of medicine in the Department of Society Studies at Maastricht University, the Netherlands. Her previous books include \u003ci\u003eA Sensory Education\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eTom Rice\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior lecturer in social anthropology at the University of Exeter, specializing in sound and auditory culture. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eHearing and the Hospital: Sound, Listening, Knowledge and Experience\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.1 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 14, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42727407550527,"sku":"9781789146332","price":73.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/0a9407fc4e96427671d7ced38e228c01.webp?v=1765114701","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/stethoscope-the-making-of-a-medical-icon-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}