A Once Charitable Enterprise: Hospitals and Health Care in Brooklyn and New York, 1885-1915 (Princeton Legacy Library): 490

A Once Charitable Enterprise: Hospitals and Health Care in Brooklyn and New York, 1885-1915 (Princeton Legacy Library): 490

by David Rosner (Author)

Synopsis

This work, examines the transformation of American hospitals from a series of community- based charitable institutions into the large, bureaucratic system that existed by the end of the Progressive era. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 244
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 14 Jul 2014

ISBN 10: 0691610274
ISBN 13: 9780691610276

Media Reviews
Opening with an engaging description of the informal working of late 19th-century medical practice, Rosner captures health care at a moment of crucial transitions. --Technology and Culture