03654nam 2200793 a 450 991078279620332120230207225941.097866117938381-281-79383-30-87586-635-2(CKB)1000000000691277(EBL)362237(OCoLC)437224764(SSID)ssj0000363054(PQKBManifestationID)12081303(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000363054(PQKBWorkID)10381553(PQKB)10350376(SSID)ssj0000200475(PQKBManifestationID)11190095(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000200475(PQKBWorkID)10220098(PQKB)10763066(MiAaPQ)EBC362237(Au-PeEL)EBL362237(CaPaEBR)ebr10476790(CaONFJC)MIL179383(EXLCZ)99100000000069127720080903d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrA medical doctor examines life on three continents[electronic resource] a Pakistani view /S. Akhtar EhtishamNew York Algora Pub.c20081 online resource (214 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-87586-634-4 0-87586-633-6 Includes bibliographical references.Preface; Introduction: A South-Asian Life of Our Times; Chapter 1. Society in Pre-Partition India; Chapter 2. The 1857 Uprising and Early Independence Movement; Chapter 3. Negotiations for Transfer of Power and Partition; Chapter 4. Early Post-Partition: Divergent Paths; Chapter 5. Education and Socio-Economic Conditions in Pakistan-1951 to 1957; Chapter 6. Nehru and Ayub Years; Chapter 7. Medical Education and Surgical Training: 1957-1972; Chapter 8. Student Movement in Pakistan; Chapter 9. Decline and Fall of Ayub; Chapter 10. Health Service and Society in North America, 1973 -2007Chapter 11. The Rise of Fundamentalism Chapter 12. Hospital Management; Chapter 13. BB-NS Musical Chairs; Chapter 14. America the Beautiful; Chapter 15. UK 2001-2002; Chapter 16. Colonization to Globalization; Bibliography; GlossaryA medical doctor and political activist traces his life from India at partition to graduate work and practice in the UK and America, comparing health standards, economic well-being, race relations, and the political atmosphere on three continents during the socially-conscious 1960's and later under bare-knuckle capitalism. He includes a brief synopsis of Pakistan's tumultuous history, including the role played by superpowers with an interest in the region.Pakistani AmericansBiographyPhysiciansBiographyPolitical activistsBiographyMedical carePakistanMedical careGreat BritainMedical careUnited StatesPakistanSocial conditionsGreat BritainSocial conditions1945-United StatesSocial conditions1945-Pakistani AmericansPhysiciansPolitical activistsMedical careMedical careMedical care909.82092BEhtisham S. Akhtar1939-1517856MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782796203321A medical doctor examines life on three continents3755104UNINA