The Care of Strangers by Charles Rosenberg

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The Care of Strangers by Charles Rosenberg

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Zusammenfassung

A history of the American hospital system, from the time of Jefferson's administration when they were largely charitable institutions working for the poor, through to the 20th century when hospitals became centres of learning and the primary care site for most citizens.

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The Care of Strangers by Charles Rosenberg

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.

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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
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.
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ISBN 13 9780801850820
ISBN 10 0801850827
Titel The Care of Strangers
Autor Charles Rosenberg
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Bindungsart Paperback
Verlag Johns Hopkins University Press
Erscheinungsjahr 1995-04-26
Seitenanzahl 456
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