Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Social Transformation of American Medicine (Revised Edition)Condition: NewSubtitle: The Rise of a Sovereign Profession and the Making of a Vast IndustryISBN-10: 0465093027EAN: 9780465093021ISBN: 9780465093021Publisher: Basic BooksFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 10/26/2017Description: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the Bancroft Prize in American History, The Social Transformation of American Medicine is a landmark history of the American health care system, examining how the roles of doctors, hospitals, health plans, and government programs has evolved over the last two centuries. Beginning in 1730 and coming up to the present day, renowned sociologist Paul Starr traces the transformation of our national health care system into a private corporate medical institution that dominates the field and threatens the sovereignty of the medical profession. In this new and revised edition, Paul Starr will bring his research up-to-date in a substantial 5,000 word epilogue.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 231mmItem Length: 156mmItem Width: 39mmItem Weight: 608gAuthor: Paul StarrGenre: MedicineRelease Year: 2017 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: The Social Transformation of American Medicine (Revised Edition)
Title: The Social Transformation of American Medicine (Revised Edition)
Subtitle: The Rise of a Sovereign Profession and the Making of a Vast Indus
ISBN-10: 0465093027
EAN: 9780465093021
ISBN: 9780465093021
Release Date: 10/26/2017
Release Year: 2017
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Medicine
Number of Pages: 592 Pages
Publication Name: Social Transformation of American Medicine : The Rise of a Sovereign Profession and the Making of a Vast Industry
Language: English
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication Year: 2017
Subject: Health Care Delivery, History, United States / General
Item Height: 1.5 in
Features: Revised
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 22.4 Oz
Author: Paul Starr
Subject Area: Medical, History
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
