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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: James A. SchaferPublisher: Rutgers University Press Imprint: Rutgers University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.413kg ISBN: 9780813561745ISBN 10: 0813561744 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 26 December 2013 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Maps List of Tables Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction Part One. 1900-1920 1. The Primacy of Private Practice 2. The Doctor as Business Owner 3. Downtown Specialists and Neighborhood GPs Part Two. 1920-1940 4. New Career Paths, New Business Methods 5. From Center City to Suburb Conclusion Appendix: Notes on Sources and Methods Notes IndexReviewsSchafer's book beautifully explicates the geography of private medical practice in Philadelphia, telling us about the evolution of medicine in the fast-changing city and lending perspective on the conditions that shape the business of medicine in America today. --Christopher Crenner Robert Hudson and Ralph Major Chair, History of Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine (02/15/2013) James Schafer offers a compelling study of some of the roots of today's health-care woes. By examining how individual rank-and-file Philadelphia physicians practiced medicine in the early 20th century, Schafer reminds us that medicine was an economic activity, and sometimes a struggle to make ends meet. The choices those doctors made about where to practice in a changing urban geography and whether to specialize had important consequences for the shape of American health care. This rich social and economic history re-frames our understanding of a crucial period in American medicine. --Mary E. Fissell department of the history of medicine, Johns Hopkins University (07/24/2013) Schafer's book beautifully explicates the geography of private medical practice in Philadelphia, telling us about the evolution of medicine in the fast-changing city and lending perspective on the conditions that shape the business of medicine in America today. --Christopher Crenner Robert Hudson and Ralph Major Chair, History of Medicine, University of Kansas S (02/15/2013) Author InformationJAMES A. SCHAFER JR. is an assistant professor in the history department at the University of Houston. His work examines the social, political, and economic history of American medicine and health care. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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