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Learning from empire : medicine, knowledge and transfers under Portuguese rule /

Internationalisation of medical knowledge, its circulation and implementation through colonial institutions have played a significant role in combating diseases of public health importance. With contributions from reputed faculty and researchers, this volume examines the dynamics of circulation of m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Bala, Poonam, 1958- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Internationalisation of medical knowledge, its circulation and implementation through colonial institutions have played a significant role in combating diseases of public health importance. With contributions from reputed faculty and researchers, this volume examines the dynamics of circulation of medical knowledge and the creation of webs of empire through medical curiosities, medical and architectural knowledge, medical manuscripts, African agency, medical ideas and management of diseases, surgical and anatomical knowledge and a collective scientific enterprise in translating 'local' to 'uni.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 257 pages) : illustrations, facsimiles
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781527525566
1527525562