Divide and Conquer
A Comparative History of Medical Specialization
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 11 August 2005
- ISBN 9780195179699
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages392 pages
- Size 234x156x22 mm
- Weight 721 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
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 a feature of academic teaching and research into the dominant mode of medical practice since the 1950's.
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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.
Without exaggeration, it can be said that this rich book is an important landmark and will becomes a standard reference in historical research and curriculum. Weisz's book is an exemplar of analytical description and historical argument, and it is richly speckled with examples. Divide and Conquer reveals rich, uncharted territory. It is a great pleasure to read, evocative, and splendidly detailed.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Part I: The Emergence of Medical Specialization in the Nineteenth Century
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
Part II: Regulating and Standardizing Specialist Practice, 1890-1950
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
Part III: Medical Specialties in Comparative Perspective
From Divisions of Medicine to Specialties
Separating, Combining, and Competition
General Conclusions
Epilogue: Specialists and Generalists in the Era of Biomedicine
Appendices
Notes
