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The Social Transformation of American Medicine Paul Starr

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The Social Transformation of American Medicine By Paul Starr

The Social Transformation of American Medicine by Paul Starr

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Winner of the 1983 Pulitzer Prize and the Bancroft Prize in American History, this is a landmark history of how the entire American health care system of doctors, hospitals, health plans, and government programs has evolved over the last two centuries."The definitive social history of the medical profession in America....A monumental achievement.",H. Jack Geiger, M.D., New York Times Book Review

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The Social Transformation of American Medicine: The Rise Of A Sovereign Profession And The Making Of A Vast Industry by Paul Starr

Winner of the 1983 Pulitzer Prize and the Bancroft Prize in American History, this is a landmark history of how the entire American health care system of doctors, hospitals, health plans, and government programs has evolved over the last two centuries."The definitive social history of the medical profession in America....A monumental achievement.",H. Jack Geiger, M.D., New York Times Book Review

About Paul Starr

Paul Starr is Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University and its Woodrow Wilson School of Public Affairs. He is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Social Transformation of American Medicine and The Creation of the Media. Starr is the co-founder and editor of The American Prospect. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey.

Table of Contents

A Sovereign ProfessionThe Rise of Medical Authority and the Shaping of the Medical System * The Social Origins of Professional Sovereignty * Medicine in a Democratic Culture, 17601850 * The Expansion of the Market * The Consolidation of Professional Authority, 18501930 * The Reconstitution of the Hospital * The Boundaries of Public Health * Escape from the Corporation, 19001930 The Struggle For Medical CareDoctors, the State, and the Coming of the Corporation * The Mirage of Reform * The Triumph of Accommodation * The Liberal Years * End of a Mandate * The Coming of the Corporation

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CIN0465079350VG
9780465079353
0465079350
The Social Transformation of American Medicine: The Rise Of A Sovereign Profession And The Making Of A Vast Industry by Paul Starr
Paul Starr
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Basic Books
1984-06-05
528
Winner of Pulitzer Prize General Non-Fiction Category 1984
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