Divide and conquer : a comparative history of medical specialization

Divide and conquer : a comparative history of medical specialization / George Weisz.

Author/creator	Weisz, George
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Description	xxx, 359 pages ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	History of Medicine--Europe. History of Medicine--United States. Government Regulation--history --Europe. Government Regulation--history --United States. History, 19th Century--Europe. History, 19th Century--United States. History, 20th Century--Europe. History, 20th Century--United States. Specialization--history --Europe. Specialization--history --United States.

Contents	The rise of specialties in early nineteenth-century Paris -- Specialization and its opponents in London -- Specialization in the German-speaking world -- The rise of American specialties -- Regulating specialists in national medical directories -- Regulating specialists in Germany -- Regulating specialists the American way -- The French style of regulating specialists -- Regulating specialists in the British manner -- From divisions of medicine to specialties -- Separating, combining and competing.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-346) and index.
Acquisitions source	Laupus- Robert W. Cihak History of Medicine Collection
LCCN	2004019793
ISBN	0195179692 :

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Laupus	Books - Stacks	W 90 W433D 2006	✔ Available	Place Hold