Medicine and Empire 1600-1960

The history of modern medicine is inseparable from the history of imperialism. Medicine and Empire provides an introduction to this shared history - spanning three centuries and covering British, French and Spanish imperial histories in Africa, Asia and America.Exploring the major developments in European medicine from the seventeenth century to the mid-twentieth century, Pratik Chakrabarti shows that the major developments in European medicine had a colonial counterpart and were closely intertwined with European activities overseas:- The increasing influence of natural history on medicine- The growth of European drug markets- The rise of surgeons in status- Ideas of race and racism- Advancements in sanitation and public health- The expansion of the modern quarantine system- The emergence of Germ theory and global vaccination campaignsDrawing on recent scholarship and primary texts, this book narrates a mutually constitutive history in which medicine was both a ''tool'' and a product of imperialism, and provides an original, accessible insight into the deep historical roots of the problems that plague global health today.>

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Pratik Chakrabarti, Chakrabarti Pratik
• Editore: Bloomsbury Academic
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 13.12.2013
• Categoria: Libri scolastici > Didattica > Formazione professionale; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie
• EAN: 9780230276369
• ISBN: 978-0-230-27636-9
• Numero di pagine: 280
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 15.4 x 23.2 x 2 cm
• Categorie: B, Cultural History, History, Globalization, History: theory & methods, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / World, MEDICAL / History, HISTORY / Study & Teaching, Health, General & world history, Colonialism & imperialism, History of Medicine, Colonization, Colonialism, Colonialism and imperialism, General and world history, Western Medicine, imperialism, Bacteriology, Civilization—History, History: theory and methods