Frontiers of Medicine in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, 1899-1940

ISBN-13: 9780198207498 / Angielski

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Opis

Much recent work on the history of colonial medicine argues that medic ine was the handmaiden of colonial power and of capitalism. Dr Bell ch allenges this interpretation through careful investigation of the comp licated relationship between medicine, politics, and capital in the An glo-Egyptian Sudan. This book includes chapters on midwifery training and female circumcision, on health and racial ideology, and on the que st to find the yellow fever virus in East Africa.

Recenzje

Heather Bell's stimulating study of the introduction of colonial medicine into the Sudan in the early decades of the twentieth century makes a significant contribution to Sudanese studies, to colonial studies and to the history of medicine. As much about politics as about science, it adds to our understanding of differing colonial practices throughout the British Empire.