The Making of Rehabilitation: A Political Economy of Medical Specialization, 1890-1980 (Comparative Studies of Health Systems and Medical Care)

Focusing on the history of one medical field--rehabilitation medicine--this book provides the first systematic analysis of the underlying forces that shape medical specialization, challenging traditional explanations of occupational specialization. Contents Foreword Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. The Bases for Specialization, 1890-1917 3. War and the Organization of Work, 1917-1920 4. Foundations for a Division of Labor, 1920-1941 5. The Rediscovery of Rehabilitation, 1941-1950 6. The Redivision of Labor, 1950-1980 Epilogue Appendixes Notes Index