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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lea, Tess
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sydney, NSW : University of New South Wales Press, 2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xviii, 276 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-267) and index.
ISBN:9781742230412
1742230415