Medicine and Colonial Identity (Hardcover)

Over the last century, identity as an avenue of inquiry has become both an academic growth industry and a problematic category of historical analysis. This volume shows how the study of medicine can provide new insights into colonial identity, and the possibility of accommodating multiple perspectives on identity within a single narrative. Contributors to this volume explore the perceived self-identity of colonizers; the adoption of western and traditional medicine as complementary aspects of a new, modern and nationalist identity; the creation of a modern identity for women in the colonies; and the expression of a healer's identity by physicians of traditional medicine.

Related link: The Society for the Social History of Medicine
eBook available with sample pages: 0203522311

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine
Release date:	May 2003
First published:	2003
Editors:	Bridie Andrews • Mary P. Sutphen
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	160
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-28880-4
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Imperialism Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Colonization & independence Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	0-415-28880-0
Barcode:	9780415288804

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