American Physicians in the Nineteenth Century: From Sects to Science

by William G. Rothstein

Book Overview

In American Physicians in the Nineteenth Century, William G. Rothstein sombines sociological with historical analysis to explain the devlopment of the medical profession in nineteenth-century America. After describing how medicine first became a full-time vocation early in the nineteenth century, Rothstein examines the founding of medical schools and societies, regulatory efforts, and the development of heroic medicine as the accepted form...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801844274
• ISBN13: 9780801844270
• Release Date: March 1992
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

needed for a class but totally enjoyed it

this book was one of the required texts for an american studies class that i attended last semester. i must say that even though it was required reading, i really enjoyed it!