Russian Physicians in an Era of Reform and Revolution, 1856-1905 / / Nancy Mandelker Frieden.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999
• VerfasserIn: Frieden, Nancy Mandelker,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014]; ©1982
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: Course Book
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 111
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (398 p.)

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.

Table of 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