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Palaeopathology and Evolutionary Medicine: An Integrated Approach de Kimberly A. Plomp

Palaeopathology and Evolutionary Medicine: An Integrated Approach

Editat de Kimberly A. Plomp, Charlotte A. Roberts, Sarah Elton, Gilian R. Bentley
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 29 apr 2022

Această monografie, Palaeopathology and Evolutionary Medicine, reprezintă prima încercare sistematică de a integra datele din bioarheologie și paleopatologie în cadrul teoretic al medicinei evoluționiste. Ne-a atras atenția structura inedită a volumului, care refuză simpla descriere a rămășițelor umane în favoarea unei abordări bazate pe ipoteze testabile. Volumul reușește să demonstreze cum studiul bolilor antice poate oferi soluții pentru provocările clinice contemporane, creând o punte necesară între trecutul biologic și medicina modernă.

Elementul distinctiv al acestei lucrări este metodologia de redactare: fiecare capitol a fost co-autorizat de specialiști din discipline diferite, asigurând o perspectivă interdisciplinară autentică. Descoperim aici o rigoare științifică susținută de cele 47 de ilustrații color, care facilitează înțelegerea proceselor patologice complexe. Textul extinde cadrul propus de The Routledge Handbook of Paleopathology, coordonat de Anne L. Grauer, care se concentra pe metode și tehnici de diagnostic, aducând acum o dimensiune aplicată și evoluționistă mult mai pronunțată.

Contribuția editorului Sarah Elton este vizibilă prin continuitatea tematică față de lucrarea sa anterioară, Medicine and Evolution. Dacă în volumul precedent accentul cădea pe aplicațiile clinice imediate, în Palaeopathology and Evolutionary Medicine descoperim o explorare mai profundă a „comportamentului oaselor”, temă prezentă și în Behaviour in our Bones. Recomandăm acest volum pentru capacitatea sa de a transforma paleopatologia dintr-o sub-disciplină descriptivă într-un instrument activ de analiză epidemiologică.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780198849728
ISBN-10: 0198849729
Pagini: 384
Ilustrații: 47 colour line figures and illustrations
Dimensiuni: 190 x 247 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.8 kg
Editura: OUP OXFORD
Colecția OUP Oxford
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte cercetătorilor și studenților la masterat care doresc să înțeleagă mecanismele profunde de evoluție a bolilor. Este o resursă rară ce oferă modele de colaborare interdisciplinară între antropologi și medici. Cititorul câștigă nu doar o bază teoretică solidă, ci și exemple concrete de studii de caz care demonstrează cum istoria biologică a speciei noastre influențează sănătatea publică actuală.

Despre autor

Coordonatorii acestui volum sunt experți recunoscuți în antropologie biologică și medicină evoluționistă. Sarah Elton are o activitate academică extinsă axată pe intersecția dintre biologie și mediul clinic, fiind cunoscută pentru promovarea perspectivei evoluționiste în educația medicală prin lucrări precum Medicine and Evolution. Alături de ea, Kimberly A. Plomp, Charlotte A. Roberts și Gilian R. Bentley aduc decenii de experiență în paleopatologie și bioarheologie. Această echipă editorială reflectă spiritul cărții, îmbinând expertiza în analiza resturilor scheletice cu înțelegerea biomecanicii și a proceselor patologice umane.

Descriere

Evolutionary medicine has been steadily gaining recognition, not only in modern clinical research and practice, but also in bioarchaeology (the study of archaeological human remains) and especially its sub-discipline, palaeopathology. To date, however, palaeopathology has not been necessarily recognised as particularly useful to the field and most key texts in evolutionary medicine have tended to overlook it. This novel text is the first to highlight the benefits of using palaeopathological research to answer questions about the evolution of disease and its application to current health problems, as well as the benefits of using evolutionary thinking in medicine to help interpret historical disease processes. It presents hypothesis-driven research by experts in biological anthropology (including palaeopathology), medicine, health sciences, and evolutionary medicine through a series of unique case studies that address specific research questions. Each chapter has been co-authored by two or more researchers with different disciplinary perspectives in order to provide original, insightful, and interdisciplinary contributions that will provide new insights for both palaeopathology and evolutionary medicine. Palaeopathology and Evolutionary Medicine is intended for graduate level students and professional researchers in a wide range of fields including the humanities (history), social sciences (anthropology, archaeology, palaeopathology, geography), and life sciences (medicine and biology). Relevant courses include evolutionary medicine, evolutionary anthropology, medical anthropology, and palaeopathology.

Recenzii

An impressive volume focusing on the integration of paleopathology—the study of disease, health and the challenges to health in the past—and evolutionary medicine—the study of health in an evolutionary context. The book successfully integrates the two fields, giving both new strengths and revised aspirations in addressing common goals. It offers new opportunities for the development of a more informed understanding of health and well-being, including, but not limited to, aging, reproductive health, immune function, inflammation, microbiomes, and diet and nutrition.
Palaeopathology and Evolutionary Medicine: An Integrated Approach is an impressive collection of contributions by a range of scientists working to apply emerging insights about the ancient past with contemporary medical challenges. Ambitious in the breadth of subjects covered, it presents not only a much needed and up-to-date view of the field, it offers a contextualized understanding of why and how ancient pathologies can be used to better understand contemporary medical challenges.
There is much of value here for anyone interested in the intersection of paleopathology and evolutionary medicine.

Notă biografică

Kimberly A. Plomp is a bioarchaeologist with expertise in palaeopathology and human evolution. She has a PhD in Anthropology and Archaeology from Durham University, UK and has held three postdoctoral posts at Simon Fraser University, Canada and the University of Liverpool, UK. She is now an Associate Professorial Fellow and Chief of the Osteoarchaeology laboratory in the Archaeological Studies Program at the University of the Philippines.Charlotte A. Roberts is a bioarchaeologist with a background in general nursing. She has specific expertise in palaeopathology and has conducted research and teaching in bioarchaeology for around 40 years. Her academic career started at the University of Bradford, UK but worked at Durham University, UK for 20 years before retiring. Her key research areas focus on the origin, evolution and history of infectious diseases, she is passionate about engaging the public with her research, and works on ethical implications of studying archaeological human remains. She is a Fellow of the British Academy.Gillian Bentley is a biosocial anthropologist who was previously a bioarchaeologist specialising in the ancient Near East. She later retrained in bioanthropology and has since focused on reproductive ecology, early life development, and migrant health. She has held a strong interest in evolutionary medicine for several years, publishing numerous articles in the field and creating one of the first Masters in Evolutionary Medicine at Durham University, UK. She is an Associate Editor of OUP's journal Evolution, Medicine and Public Health and was a founding member of the International Society for Evolution, Medicine and Public Health for which she is also a council member.Sarah Elton is Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology at Durham University, UK having previously worked at the Hull York Medical School, where she developed an interest in critical approaches to evolutionary medicine, complementing her overarching research interest on the ecological context for human evolution. Her primary research focuses on primate morphology, ecology and biogeography. In the field of evolutionary medicine, she co-edited, with Paul O'Higgins, Medicine and Evolution: Current Applications, Future Prospects (CRC Press, 2008). She co-authored, with Stanley Ulijaszek and Neil Mann, Evolving Human Nutrition: Implications for Public Health, (Cambridge University Press, 2012), and has also written on evolutionary nutrition for an international medical audience.