{"product_id":"spare-parts-a-surprising-history-of-transplants","title":"Spare Parts: A Surprising History of Transplants","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA DAILY MAIL BOOK OF THE WEEK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Spare Parts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a fascinating read filled with adventure, delight and surprise'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eRAHUL JANDIAL, surgeon author of 'Life on a Knife's Edge'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is a joyful romp through a fascinating slice of medical history' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWENDY MOORE, author of 'The Knife Man'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e_______________________________________________________________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow did an architect help pioneer blood transfusion in the 1660s?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy did eighteenth-century dentists buy the live teeth of poor children?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd what role did a sausage skin and an enamel bath play in making kidney transplants a reality?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe think of transplant surgery as one of the medical wonders of the modern world. But transplant surgery is as ancient as the pyramids, with a history more surprising than we might expect. Paul Craddock takes us on a journey - from sixteenth-century skin grafting to contemporary stem cell transplants - uncovering stories of operations performed by unexpected people in unexpected places. Bringing together philosophy, science and cultural history, \u003ci\u003eSpare Parts\u003c\/i\u003e explores how transplant surgery constantly tested the boundaries between human, animal and machine, and continues to do so today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWitty, entertaining and at times delightfully macabre, \u003ci\u003eSpare Parts\u003c\/i\u003e shows us that the history - and future - of transplant surgery is tied up with questions about not only who we are, but also \u003ci\u003ewhat\u003c\/i\u003e we are, and what we might become. . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardback | 320 pages | Published August 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64957997482333,"sku":"9780241370254","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9780241370254.jpg?v=1781202829","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/spare-parts-a-surprising-history-of-transplants","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}