Practicing Biomedicine at the Albert Schweitzer Hospital 1913-1965

Zumthurm, Tizian

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Zumthurm, Tizian

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9789004402676

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Tizian Zumthurm uses the extraordinary hospital of an extraordinary man to produce novel insights into the ordinary practice of biomedicine in colonial Central Africa. His investigation of therapeutic routines in surgery, maternity care, psychiatry, and the treatment of dysentery and leprosy reveals the incoherent nature of biomedicine and not just in Africa. Reading rich archival sources against and along the grain, the author combines concepts that appeal to those interested in the history of medicine and colonialism. Through the microcosm of the hospital, Zumthurm brings to light the social worlds of Gabonese patients as well as European staff. By refusing to easily categorize colonial medical encounters, the book challenges our understanding of biomedicine as solely domineering or interactive.

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Produktinformasjon

ISBN/Varenr: 9789004402676
Utgivelsesdato: 13.08.2020
Utgivelsesår: 2020
Forlag: Sense Pub
Innbinding: Innbundet
Serie: Clio Medica
Nummer i serien: 103
Språk: Engelsk
Personer: Zumthurm, Tizian
Litteraturtype: Faglitteratur
Emne: Medical / Nursing
Målgruppe: Voksne
Aldersgrense: 0
Opplag: 0
Utgave: 0
Illustrert: Nei
Sider: 320