Book ID: CBB001251023

Medicine and Empire (2012)

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Chakrabarti, Pratik (Author)


Palgrave Macmillan


Publication Date: 2012
Physical Details: 288 pp.; bibl.; index
Language: English

A comprehensiveoverview of the history of medicine and European imperialism from the seventeenth to the mid-twentieth century. Drawing on recent scholarship, the textcomparatively examines the key developments that took place within colonialism and medicine and explores the main historiographical issues surrounding the topics.

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Description A history of medicine and European imperialism from the 17th to the mid-20th century.


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Review Pols, Hans (2014) Review of "Medicine and Empire". Health and History (pp. 130-132). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Winterbottom, Anna
Pithavadian, Rashmi
Armocida, Emanuele
Julie Laplante
Mascardi, Chiara
Sehrawat, Samiksha
Concepts
Medicine
Colonialism
Great Britain, colonies
Cross-cultural interaction; cultural influence
Medicine, traditional
Medicine and society
Time Periods
19th century
18th century
20th century, early
17th century
16th century
Early modern
Places
India
Great Britain
Europe
United States
South Africa
Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
Institutions
Catholic University of Ireland (Dublin)
Royal Belfast Academical Institution
British East India Company
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