Orthodox and Alternative Medicine: Politics, Professionalization, and Health Care

Saks traces the evolution of the Anglo-British medical profession, and notes where their traditions converge and diverge. While the health care politics discussed are British-accented, many of the issues and trends treated are shared (e.g. alternative medicine's marginal status, emergence of a biomedical counter-culture, and government review). He points out the irony of alternative medicine becoming more professionalized while conventional doctors increasingly become salaried employees. The author's credentials are not given. The book was announced earlier under ISBN 0-8246-5817-3, but it is now being distributed by Sage with ISBN 1-4129-0153-7. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR