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David J. Rothman
This text poses the question why Americans, beginning in the 1820s and 1830s, simultaneously and confidently constructed prisons, insane asylums, reformatories and almshouses to confine and treat their deviant and…
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David Rothman’s stories will appeal to anyone who has ever hit the slopes and felt the adrenaline rush of perching atop a steep precipice, knowing that skiing is the physical…
David Rothman gives us a brilliant, finely etched study of medical practice today
Like Rothman’s earlier books, The Discovery of the Asylum and Conscience and Convenience, this study of the transformation of the relationship between doctors and patients from the mid-Sixties to the…
Conscience and Convenience was quickly recognized for its masterly depiction and interpretation of a major period of reform history
The West is a big place, and this is a rich book. Humor, love, nature, politics, and magic nestle within its lines, along with sadness, anger, regret, and grief. Yet…
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This is a masterful effort to recognize and place the prison and asylums in their social contexts
A finalist for the Colorado Book Award, David Rothman’s collection of poetry displays not only his expert knowledge of Versecraft, but his keen sensitivity to the human heart.
Large print, hardcover with jacket, poems by David J. Rothman, Paintings by Michael H. Rothman and Cynthia Min.
What caused physicians in the USA to confront committees, forms, and active patients? Tracing the revolution that transformed the doctor-patient relationship, this book takes the reader into the laboratory and…
David J. Rothman,Sheila M. Rothman
The Willowbrook Wars is an account of the extraordinary effort to close down a scandal-ridden institution and return its 5,400 handicapped residents to communities in New York. It takes us…
The Willowbrook Wars is a dramatic and illuminating account of the effort to close down a scandal-ridden institution and return its 5,400 handicapped residents to communities in New York
Daniel Klawitter
These poems display a masterful and contemporary twist on a beloved poetic tradition that carefully employs the tools of meter, rhyme, and rhythm. Readers will find these poems to be…
Here, Rothman explores the origins and consequences of the programmes that have dominated criminal justice, juvenile justice and mental health in the past century. He also casts new light on…
The Oxford History of the Prison is an account of the growth and development of the prison in Western society, from classical times to the present day. In fourteen chapters…
Stephen Powers,David J. Rothman,Stanley Rothman
Placing the film industry in the context of American society, this book points out that Hollywood’s creative leadership impacts the larger society even as it is influenced by that society…
American motion pictures still dominate the world market with an impact that is difficult to measure. Their role in American culture has been a powerful one since the 1930s and…
David J. Rothman,Susan Delaney Spear
This textbook teaches the writing of poetry by examining all the major verse forms and repeating stanza forms in English. It provides students with the tools to compose successful lines…
David J. Rothman (Bernard Schoenberg Professor of Social Medicine, Center for the Study of Society and Medicine, Columbia University)
This book argues that the devotion of middle-class Americans to medical technology helps explain the high cost and inadequate distribution of health care in the US. It gives an account…
David J. Rothman,Howard L. Rosenthal
What Do We Owe Each Other? includes essays by some of the finest social and political policy researchers in the United States
David J. Rothman,Steven Marcus,1950- Stephanie A Kiceluk
This fabulous anthology is sure to be a core text for history of medicine and social science classes in colleges across the country. In order to demonstrate how medical research…
With computerized health information receiving unprecedented government support, a group of health policy scholars analyze the intricate legal, social, and professional implications of the new technology. These essays explore how…
