The Cholera Years by Charles E. Rosenberg

Causes, who doesn't want to learn about the inducements and catalysts of dangerous systems? The attraction of learning about the interweaving the scientific and societal causes of a devastating disease was something I could not resist. Rosenberg was described as an analysis of the confluence of the medical, intellectual and social history of the three American cholera epidemics – 1832, 18. Medical curiosity? Not my area of expertise. They also discuss the challenges they have encountered in applying Charles's conceptual framework, worked out primarily in pre-1920 terms, to the late twentieth-century history of American medicine.Why did I want to read about cholera epidemics? Misery loves company? I hope not that seems quite callous in 2021. Yet they argue that certain common assumptions, or 'Rosenberg Rules,' have been passed on from Rosenberg to the other scholars he has influenced. This article compares Rosenberg's work with that of his students, to see if there is such a historiographic identity as the 'Rosenberg School.' The authors, two Rosenberg students from different generations, conclude that there is not such a school, at least in the classic sense of the term. Not the least of that influence has been exercised through his role as a graduate teacher, advisor, and mentor. They also discuss the challenges they have encountered in applying Charles's conceptual framework, worked out primarily in pre-1920 terms, to the late twentieth-century history of American medicine.ĪB - Since his first book The Cholera Years appeared in 1962, Charles Rosenberg has had an enormous influence on the history of medicine.

N2 - Since his first book The Cholera Years appeared in 1962, Charles Rosenberg has had an enormous influence on the history of medicine.

The Cholera Years by Charles E. Rosenberg