Nursing and 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
Autor principal: Reddy, Sujani K. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2015]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Nursing.
Emigration and immigration.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Emigration & Immigration.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
nursing (health science)
history (discipline)
public health.
social sciences.
demography.
humanities.
Travailleuses.
Medecine > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Soins infirmiers.
Histoire.
Sante publique.
Prestation de soins.
Services de sante > Administration.
Sciences sociales.
Organisation.
Demographie.
Sciences humaines.
Pratique professionnelle.
Personnel medical.
Medecine > Histoire > 1500-
Femmes.
Emigration and Immigration > history
Women, Working > history
Nurses, International > history
Women, Working
History of Nursing
History, 20th Century
Nursing
History
Emigration and Immigration
Environment and Public Health
Public Health
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
Geographicals
Delivery of Health Care
Named Groups
Health Services Administration
Geographic Locations
Social Sciences
Epidemiologic Measurements
Population Characteristics
Americas
Persons
Disciplines and Occupations
Organization and Administration
Demography
Humanities
Professional Practice
Health Occupations
Asia, Western
History, Modern 1601-
Population Dynamics
Women
History.
Public health.
Medical care.
Health services administration.
Social sciences.
Organization.
Demography.
Humanities.
Medical personnel.
Women.
Nursing > Manpower > United States.
Nursing > Manpower > India.
Nursing > United States > History.
Nursing > India > History.
United States.
India.
Amerique du Nord.
India
United States
Asia
North America
North America.
United States > Emigration and immigration > History.
India > Emigration and immigration > History.
Electronic books.
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 (290 pages).
ISBN:9781469625096

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