shiyi liu inoué shojiro kumar (1 risultati)

RARE collection of papers on ancient views and concepts of sleep from Asia, Europe and other continents, derived from the symposium entitled "Sleep: Ancient and Modern" which has been held during the Founding Congress of the World Federation of Sleep Research Societies in September 1991 in Cannes, France. Contents: 1) Chinese Philosophical and Medical Views on Chronobiology and Sleep - Liu Shiyi (S.Y.Liu). 2) Ancient Concept of Sleep in India - V. Mohan Kumar. 3) Sleep and Dreams in Hebrew Tradition - J.J.Askenasy and P.R.Hackett. 4) Challenges to the Ancient Concept of Humoral Sleep Regulation - Shojiro Inoué. 5) A Retrospective Assessment of Sleep Research in the Western World During the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries - P.L.Parmeggiani. 6) Ancient Concepts of Periodicity in the human Body - Peretz Lavie. 7) A Brief History of Development of Anesthesiology in Japan - Akitomo Matsuki. Contains a subject index. 260x180mm. VII+128 pages. Green cloth Hardcover with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Cover corners rubbed. Spine edges bumped. Rear endpaper edges slightly dirty. Pages wavy. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare book is in good condition. The book is in : English.