Bureaucrats and bleeding hearts : indigenous health in northern Australia /
"This is an anthropological study of the culture of public health governance in the Northern Territory of Australia. It asks what it takes to become a helping white bureau-professional in Australias post-colonial frontier - someone who passionately cares about and resolutely strives toward impr...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Sydney, NSW :
University of New South Wales Press,
2008.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | "This is an anthropological study of the culture of public health governance in the Northern Territory of Australia. It asks what it takes to become a helping white bureau-professional in Australias post-colonial frontier - someone who passionately cares about and resolutely strives toward improved health for Indigenous people and how their determination to help is sustained in the face of a self-declared history of failure."--Provided by publisher. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 276 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-267) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781742230412 1742230415 |