Colonial caring: a history of colonial and post-colonial nursing

From the height of colonialism in the mid-nineteenth century, through to the aftermath of the Second World War, nurses have been at the heart of colonial projects. They were ideally placed to insinuate the 'improving' culture of their employers into the local communities they served, and t...

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Weitere Verfasser: Hawkins, Sue 1956- (HerausgeberIn), Sweet, Helen M. (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Manchester Manchester University Press 2015
Schriftenreihe:Nursing history and humanities
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Zusammenfassung:From the height of colonialism in the mid-nineteenth century, through to the aftermath of the Second World War, nurses have been at the heart of colonial projects. They were ideally placed to insinuate the 'improving' culture of their employers into the local communities they served, and travelled in droves to far-flung parts of the globe to serve their country. Issues of gender, class and race permeate this book, as the complex relationships between nurses, their medical colleagues, governments and the populations they nursed are examined in detail, using case studies which draw on exciting new sources. Many of the chapters are based on first-hand accounts of nurses and reveal that not all were motivated by patriotic vigour or altruism, but went out in search of adventure. The book will be an essential read for colonial historians, as well as historians of gender and ethnicity
Beschreibung:Title from book home page (EBL, viewed August 1, 2016)
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 248 Seiten) illustrations, portraits
ISBN:0719099706
1526104393
1526129361
1784996343
1784996963
9780719099700
9781526104397
9781526129369
9781784996345
9781784996963
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