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Covenant of Care
Kraut, Alan M.; Kraut, Deborah A.
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Description for Covenant of Care
Hardback. In the US, health care has been bound closely to the religious impulse, as is the case for Newark Beth Israel Hospital, a distinguished modern medical institution in New Jersey whose history opens a window on American health care, the immigrant experience, and urban life. This work tells the story of this important institution. Num Pages: 328 pages, 13 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSR1; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 553.
Winner of the 2008 Author's Award from the New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance
Where were you born? Were you born at the Beth? Many thousands of Americans-Jewish and non-Jewish-were born at a hospital bearing the Star of David and named Beth Israel, Mount Sinai, or Montefiore. In the United States, health care has been bound closely to the religious impulse. Newark Beth Israel Hospital is a distinguished modern medical institution in New Jersey whose history opens a window on American health care, the immigrant experience, and urban life. Alan M. and Deborah A. Kraut tell the story of ... Read more
Winner of the 2008 Author's Award from the New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance
Where were you born? Were you born at the Beth? Many thousands of Americans-Jewish and non-Jewish-were born at a hospital bearing the Star of David and named Beth Israel, Mount Sinai, or Montefiore. In the United States, health care has been bound closely to the religious impulse. Newark Beth Israel Hospital is a distinguished modern medical institution in New Jersey whose history opens a window on American health care, the immigrant experience, and urban life. Alan M. and Deborah A. Kraut tell the story of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Number of Pages
318
Place of Publication
New Brunswick NJ, United States
ISBN
9780813539102
SKU
V9780813539102
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99-15
About Kraut, Alan M.; Kraut, Deborah A.
Alan M. Kraut is a professor of history at American University in Washington, D.C. Deborah A. Kraut is an analyst at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, M.D.
Reviews for Covenant of Care
"The history of Newark Beth Israel Hospital is a wonderful case study of a hospital founded by a religious denomination and how it changed over time. The Krauts have done an excellent job of placing this institution within a national context."
Gerald N. Grob
author of The Deadly Truth: A History of Disease in America
"The history ... Read more
Gerald N. Grob
author of The Deadly Truth: A History of Disease in America
"The history ... Read more