Health and Zionism : The Israeli Health Care System, 1948-1960.

Shvarts, Shifra.

Health and Zionism : The Israeli Health Care System, 1948-1960. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (366 pages) - Rochester Studies in Medical History Series ; v.13 . - Rochester Studies in Medical History Series .

Frontcover -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- NOTE TO THE READER -- INTRODUCTION -- 1 The Doctors' Revolt at Beilinson Hospital -- 2 From Beilinson to Tel Hashomer -- 3 Towards a State Health System -- 4 Health and Politics during the Great Mass Immigration -- 5 Kupat Holim and Mass Immigration -- 6 The Political Struggle to Establish a Central Hospital for the Negev -- CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX: The Law of Return -- NOTES -- GLOSSARY -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- Backcover.

An exploration of the major conflicts and historic events that shaped the current Israeli health care system.

9781580467414


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