Book ID: CBB796041613

Indian Doctors in Kenya, 1895-1940: The Forgotten History (2015)

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This pioneering book offers unique insights into the careers of Indian doctors in colonial Kenya. As such, it deepens and broadens modern understandings of the complex constitution of the British Empire. The British Empire, although ideologically racist, nevertheless relied upon staff of all nationalities and ethnicities. Ideas and practices were imported between various colonial dependencies as much as they evolved responsively to local conditions. The book highlights the complex ambiguities of Empire; advancing modern understandings of the British Empire as a linked, multi-centred global phenomenon, while also providing a case study that enriches local understandings of the practice of medicine in a racially segregated context. Chapters examine in turn the main possible career options for Indian medical graduates as well as setting out the racial and political context of colonial Kenya. An impressively large and varied source base has been consulted throughout resulting in startling new insights into the complex operation of western medicine in this racially segregated world.

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Review Donna A. Patterson (2017) Review of "Indian Doctors in Kenya, 1895-1940: The Forgotten History". American Historical Review (pp. 612-613). unapi

Review James R. Brennan (2016) Review of "Indian Doctors in Kenya, 1895-1940: The Forgotten History". Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences (pp. 486-488). unapi

Review Tiffany F. Jones (2016) Review of "Indian Doctors in Kenya, 1895-1940: The Forgotten History". Social History of Medicine (pp. 647-648). unapi

Review John Iliffe (2016) Review of "Indian Doctors in Kenya, 1895-1940: The Forgotten History". Bulletin of the History of Medicine (pp. 734-735). unapi

Review William Bynum (2016) Review of "Indian Doctors in Kenya, 1895-1940: The Forgotten History". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (pp. 878-879). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Kumar, Deepak
Sehrawat, Samiksha
Loomba, Ania
Ureña Valerio, Lenny A.
Chandra, Gautam
Sequeira, Rovel Jerome Alex
Concepts
Colonialism
Medicine
Great Britain, colonies
Medicine and politics
Cross-cultural interaction; cultural influence
Public health
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
20th century
18th century
Places
India
Great Britain
South Asia
Myanmar (Burma)
Kenya
Poland
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