Nursing & empire : gendered labor and migration from India to the United States /

In this rich interdisciplinary study, Sujani Reddy examines the consequential lives of Indian nurses whose careers have unfolded in the contexts of empire, migration, familial relations, race, and gender. As Reddy shows, the nursing profession developed in India against a complex backdrop of British...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Reddy, Sujani K. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2015]
Temas:
Nursing > India > History.
Nursing > United States > History.
Nursing > Manpower > India.
Nursing > Manpower > United States.
Women.
Medical personnel.
Humanities.
Demography.
Organization.
Social sciences.
Health services administration.
Medical care.
Public health.
History.
Nursing.
Women
Population Dynamics
History, Modern 1601-
Asia, Western
Health Occupations
Professional Practice
Humanities
Demography
Organization and Administration
Disciplines and Occupations
Persons
Americas
Population Characteristics
Epidemiologic Measurements
Social Sciences
Geographic Locations
Health Services Administration
Named Groups
Delivery of Health Care
Geographicals
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
Public Health
Environment and Public Health
Emigration and Immigration
History
Nursing
History, 20th Century
History of Nursing
Women, Working
Nurses, International > history
Women, Working > history
Emigration and Immigration > history
Patient Care
Femmes.
Médecine > Histoire > 1500-
Personnel médical.
Pratique professionnelle.
Sciences humaines.
Démographie.
Organisation.
Sciences sociales.
Services de santé > Administration.
Prestation de soins.
Santé publique.
Histoire.
Soins infirmiers.
Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Travailleuses.
Soins médicaux.
humanities.
demography.
social sciences.
public health.
history (discipline)
nursing (health science)
women (female humans)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Emigration & Immigration.
Social sciences
Public health
Organization
Medical personnel
Medical care
Health services administration
Emigration and immigration
India > Emigration and immigration > History.
United States > Emigration and immigration > History.
North America.
North America
Asia
United States
India
Amérique du Nord.
États-Unis > Émigration et immigration > Histoire.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:In this rich interdisciplinary study, Sujani Reddy examines the consequential lives of Indian nurses whose careers have unfolded in the contexts of empire, migration, familial relations, race, and gender. As Reddy shows, the nursing profession developed in India against a complex backdrop of British and US imperialism.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781469625096
1469625091
9781469625089
1469625083

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