| Medicine and Colonial Identity Contributor(s): Andrews, Bridie (Editor), Sutphen, Mary P. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138867934 ISBN-13: 9781138867932 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $54.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Arts & Humanities - History | Modern - General - Medical | History |
| Dewey: 610.9 |
| Lexile Measure: 1680 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.52 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |