Russian physicians in an era of reform and revolution, 1856-1905 / Nancy Mandelker Frieden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frieden, Nancy Mandelker, 1929- author.

Series:

Princeton Legacy Library

Princeton legacy library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physicians--Russia--History--19th century.

Physicians.

Medicine--Russia--History--19th century.

Medicine.

Russia--Politics and government--1801-1917.

Russia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (398 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1981]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This history of the medical profession in pre-Revolutionary Russia examines an influential segment of the educated elite. The author shows how Russian physicians differed in social origin, careers, and professionalization from their counterparts in other lands.Originally published in 1982.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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations

Tables

Preface

Abbreviations

Chapter 1. Russian Physicians And The State

Part One. The Emergence of The Russian Medical Profession

Chapter 2. From Medical Servitor To Physician

Chapter 3. The Great Reforms And New Roles For Physicians

Chapter 4. Zemstvo Medicine: The Formative Years

Chapter 5. Medical Professionalization In Russia

Part Two. Physicians As Professionals And Reformers, 1892-1902

Chapter 6. The Cholera Epidemic Of 1892-1893

Chapter 7. An Uneasy Alliance: The Medical Profession And The Zemstvo Opposition

Chapter 8. From Social Reform To Political Activism: The Pirogov Society, 1894-1902

Chapter 9. Social Characteristics And Self-Perceptions Of Russian Physicians, 1889-1904

Part Three. On The Eve Of The 1905 Revolution

Chapter 10. The Pirogov Society And The Liberation Movement, 1902-1904

Chapter 11. The Russian Dreyfus Affair : Dr. Zabusov Versus General Kovalev

Appendix I. Physicians In The Russian Empire, 1870-1910

Appendix II. Cholera In Russia, 1823-1911

Appendix III. Curriculum Of The Medical-Surgical Academy, 1869-1870, And The Oath Of The Graduating Physician

Appendix IV. Social And Economic Characteristics Of Russian Physicians, 1856-1902

Appendix V. Leaflet No. 13: What Is Essential For A Successful Fight Against Infectious Disease

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages 351-369.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Dez 2019)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-691-64232-X

0-691-61474-1

1-4008-5510-1

OCLC:

884013423