Care of Strangers

The Rise of America's Hospital System

Häftad, Engelska, 1995

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Beskrivning

This widely acclaimed history traces every facet of the hospital's social and professional transformations. Many of today's obsessions with technology, rigid bureaucracy, and uncontrolled cost can be found in hospitals more than half a century ago. Illustrated.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1995-04-26
Mått:152 x 229 x 27 mm
Vikt:658 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:456
Förlag:Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN:9780801850820

Utforska kategorier

Socialhistoria och kulturhistoria inom Historia och arkeologi
Medicinhistoria inom Medicin
Hälso- och sjukvård inom Medicin

Mer om författaren

Charles E. Rosenberg is the Ernest E. Monrad Professor in the Social Sciences and a professor of the history of science at Harvard University. He is the author of The Cholera Years: The United States in 1832, 1849, and 1866; The Care of Strangers: The Rise of America's Hospital System; and No Other Gods: On Science and American Social Thought.

Recensioner i media

An elegantly written book that broadens the history of hospitals and places it squarely within the larger field of American social history. -- Virginia G. Drachman American Historical Review