Author : George Weisz
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199749108
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)
Book Synopsis Divide and Conquer by : George Weisz
Download or read book Divide and Conquer written by George Weisz and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2005-08-11 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This wide-ranging book is the first to examine one of the most significant and characteristic features of modern medicine - specialization - in historical and comparative context. Based on research in three languages, it traces the origins of modern medical specialization to 1830s Paris and examines its spread to Germany, Britain, and the US, showing how it evolved from an outgrowth of academic teaching and research in the 19th century into the dominant mode of medical practice by the middle of the 20th. Taking account of the parallels and differences in national developments, the book shows the international links among the nations' medical systems as well as the independent influences of local political and social conditions in the move toward specialization. An epilogue takes the story up to the twenty-first century, where problems of specialization merge into the larger crisis of health care which affects most western nations today.