ISBN: 9780957782969 - hand asthat heal: the story of a unique australian - the community-owned south perth hospital (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Title page is heavily inscribed. Dust jacket has wear to edges and some moisture stains on inside. Dust jacket is now enclosed in protective cover. Body text and binding are still very good. The story of the successful community-owned suburban hospital operating from the leafy environs of South Terrace, South Perth, in Western Australia since 1956. South Perth Community Hospital was established by a group known as the South Perth Community Centre Association in the aftermath of World War II, in an environment strongly influenced locally by an English academic, Professor Allan Edwards, who saw community-based groups as a way of empowering ordinary people to obtain decent local services. The story is much more than building and operating a small hospital; it tells of those very human occurrences that become catalysts for wider events.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good +. 273pp inc numerous in-text b&w photos, index and appendices. Black leatherette boards with gold lettering to spine and front panel. The jacket has only light edge-wear and marking, with a 3cm closed & repaired tear to the bottom RH corner of the front panel. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…