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.