Imperial medicine and indigenous societies:

Medicine,' declared a French imperialist, is the 'sole excuse for colonialism.' If colonial rule had its harsh and negative side, the work of the doctor ennobled and justified it. Historians, even nationalist writers, have echoed this view. The white man's medicine at least was a...

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Weitere Verfasser: Arnold, David 1946- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: [Manchester] [Manchester University Press] 01 Mar 2017
Schriftenreihe:Studies in imperialism
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Zusammenfassung:Medicine,' declared a French imperialist, is the 'sole excuse for colonialism.' If colonial rule had its harsh and negative side, the work of the doctor ennobled and justified it. Historians, even nationalist writers, have echoed this view. The white man's medicine at least was always welcome. But was it as rational and humanitarian as is commonly supposed, one of imperialism's 'undeniable benefits? Was there no doubt or suspicion? Might it not in fact have been another weapon in the armoury of alien rule? For too long on the margins of the history of empire, the study of disease and medicine has begun to move centre-stage. This book investigates the purposes, nature and impact of Western medicine in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It ranges widely, from the Belgians in the Congo to the Americans in the Philippines, from the treatment of European 'lunatics' in India to the 'discovery' of Third World malnutrition. But the central concern is the way in which colonial doctors and imperial medicine shaped the interaction between rulers and ruled
Beschreibung:Auf der Landingpage (Manchester Hive): "Online Publication Date: 01 Mar 2017"
Auf der Rückseite des Titelblattes: "Includes revised versions of papers presented at a conference held by the Society for the Social History of Medicine at the University of Aston on Apr. 19, 1986."
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (viii, 231 Seiten)
ISBN:9781526123664
DOI:10.7765/9781526123664