Medicine and colonialism : historical perspectives in India and South Africa /

Medicine and colonialism : historical perspectives in India and South Africa /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	London : Pickering & Chatto, 2014.
Description:	xiii, 225 pages ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Empires in perspective ; number 22 Empires in perspective ; no. 22.
Subject:	Medical care -- India -- History -- 19th century. Medical care -- India -- History -- 20th century. Medical care -- South Africa -- History -- 19th century. Medical care -- South Africa -- History -- 20th century. Medical care -- Colonies -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century. Medical care -- Colonies -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century. Traditional medicine -- Colonies -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century. Traditional medicine -- Colonies -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century. Traditional medicine -- Colonies -- Great Britain -- 19th century. Traditional medicine -- Colonies -- Great Britain -- 20th century. History of Medicine -- India. Medical care. Great Britain. India. South Africa. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9919891

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Other authors / contributors:	Bala, Poonam, 1958- editor of compilation.
ISBN:	9781848934658 (hardback) 1848934653 (hardback) 9781781440872 (PDF ebook) 1781440875 (PDF ebook)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Summary:	Focusing on India and South Africa during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the essays in this collection address power and enforced modernity as applied to medicine. Clashes between traditional methods of healing and the practices brought in by colonizers are explored across both territories.
Physical Description:	xiii, 225 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781848934658 1848934653 9781781440872 1781440875